Event programme
COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL and PROMISE NEPAL
Present
FIRST ON EVEREST
Celebrating Significant Events on the World’s Highest Mountain
The Royal Geographical Society
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Morning Programme
10.00-10.30 Julie Summers – Andrew Irvine’s great niece and author “Early Explorations and Attempts to Climb Everest
10.30-11.00 “Mike Searle – Oxford Geologist “Everest - A Billion Years of Geological History”
11.00-11.15 BREAK
11.15-11.45 Hildegard Diemberger - Cambridge Tibetologist – “Chomolungma - as sacred landscape”
11.45-12.30 George Band, Mike Westmacott - First Ascent Team Members
“A Personal Account of the Historic 1953 First Ascent of Everest”
12.30-1.30 LUNCH
Afternoon Programme Host: Ed Douglas Climber, Author (Hero of Everest - Biography of Tenzing)
1.30-2.15 Tom Hornbein - with fellow American Willie Unsoeld made the
“First Ascent of the West Ridge and Traverse of Everest, 1963”
2.15-3.15 Doug Scott, Tut Braithwaite – “South West Face Climbed 1975 - End of an Era” with Pertemba giving “A Sherpa’s Perspective” (TBC)
3.15-3.45 BREAK
3.45-4.45 Tim Macartney-Snape –North Face, 1984 and Sea to Summit, 1990 “Remarkable Australians on Everest”
4.45-5.30 Erhard Loretan – with fellow Swiss climber, Jean Troillet, in 1986 climbed -
“Everest Alpine Style – in Two Days from the North”
5.30-6.45 REFRESHMENTS
Evening Programme
6.45-7.00 INTRODUCTION - The President of the RGS - Michael Palin
7.00 -7.30 Peter Habeler – who in 1978 with fellow Tyrolean Reinhold Messner first climbed Everest without supplementary oxygen - “Everest Unmasked”
7.30-8.00 Reinhold Messner - the First Complete Ascent Solo - 1980 – “Totally Alone”
8.00-8.30 BREAK and AUCTION (8.15 – 8.30)
8.30-9.30 Interview – Rebecca Stephens, first British woman to climb Everest, in conversation with Peter Habeler, Reinhold Messner and friends
AUCTION to include
Seven Everest Prints signed by Hillary, Band, Bonington, Habeler, Hornbein, Messner, et al
DISPLAYS
Maps, Photos, RGS Everest Model, Ninety years of Expedition Equipment and Clothing including the Mountain Heritage Trust Mallory replica clothing, CAN and Promise Nepal
FILMS
During the afternoon in the Map Room
Three Leo Dickinson Films introduced by Eric Jones (TBC)
First Balloon Crossing, First Kayak Descent, Everest Unmasked
FOR SALE
Nepalese Goods, Fine Art Prints, Posters, Everest/Makalu Geological Map, Books,
Leo Dickinson DVDs.
Souvenir Programme - unfortunately we will now not be able to produce a programme for the event. However, there will be the possibility of getting some books and poster autographed by the guest speakers.
TICKETS
Day ticket (AM/PM/Evening) - £45 per head
Morning only ticket – £15 per head; School Children £5
Afternoon only ticket - £20 per head; School Children £5
Evening - £25 per head
All profits from the day will go to Nepal to combat
leprosy and to improve health and education