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The American Alpine Club Oral History Collection
Publisher
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The American Alpine Club Library
Type
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Oral Histories
Subject
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First hand accounts of historically significant events in climbing, told by the people who were there.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Unknown
Interviewee
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Jim Whittaker
Location
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Craneway Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
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21:19
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Title
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Jim Whittaker Oral History
Subject
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Mountaineering
Climbing
Expedition
American Mount Everest Expedition (1963)
Mt. Everest
Description
An account of the resource
Oral history interview conducted with Jim Whittaker at the 2013 American Alpine Club Annual Benefit Dinner. Mr. Whittaker speaks about the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, conservation and his love of climbing and mountaineering and for the outdoors. Topics also include tissue deterioration due to lack of oxygen in the Death Zone, the differences between climbing Everest today and climbing it in 1963, the friendships he formed with his expedition team members and his wife Dianne Roberts, who is also an accomplished mountaineer in her own right.
Publisher
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The American Alpine Club Library
Date
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February, 2013
Contributor
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Jim Whittaker
Dianne Roberts
Photo courtesy of James Aikman
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Copyright the American Alpine Club
Format
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.mp3
Language
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English
Type
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Oral History
Identifier
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OralHistory0018
american alpine club
bivouacking
climbing
conservation
death zone
dianne roberts
everest
ice climbing
jack breitenbach
jim whittaker
mountaineering
nawang gombu
norman dyhrenfurth
william unsoeld
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Title
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The American Alpine Club Oral History Collection
Publisher
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The American Alpine Club Library
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Subject
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First hand accounts of historically significant events in climbing, told by the people who were there.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Cyns Nelson
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Linda McMillan, Nawang Sherpa, Pete Lardy
Location
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Golden, Colorado
Duration
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16:27
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128 kbps
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Title
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Nawang Sherpa, Linda McMillan and Pete Lardy Oral History Interview
Subject
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Alpine Climbing in the late 20th and early 21st century
Description
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Cyns Nelson interviews Linda McMillan, Nawang Sherpa and Pete Lardy about their experiences climbing Everest and Cho Oyu.
Publisher
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The American Alpine Club Library
Date
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2/23/2008
Contributor
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Nawang Sherpa
Linda McMillan
Pete Lardy
Rights
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Copyright Cyns Nelson and the American Alpine Club
Format
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mp3.
Language
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English
Type
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Oral History
Identifier
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OralHistory0008
alpine climbing
cho oyu
everest
expedition
friendship beyond borders
himalayas
linda mcmillan
nawang sherpa
pete lardy
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The American Alpine Club Oral History Collection
Publisher
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The American Alpine Club Library
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Subject
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First hand accounts of historically significant events in climbing, told by the people who were there.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Jason Albert
Interviewee
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Thomas Hornbein
Location
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Estes Park, Colorado
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1:28:32
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128 kbps
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Title
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Tom Hornbein Story Project Interview
Subject
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Climbing in the mid and late 20th century
Description
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Oral history interview discussing Thomas Horbein’s climbing career. The conversation spans in topics from growing up in St. Louis to Everest, his medical career, and his profound relationships with friends.
Publisher
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American Alpine Club Library
Date
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12/14/09
Contributor
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Thomas Hornbein
Rights
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Copyright Jason Albert and the American Alpine Club
Format
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.mp3
Language
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English
Type
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Oral History
Identifier
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OralHistory0004
everest
tom hornbein