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Documentary / Chronicle
Swiss assault of Mount Everest
- 1958
- USA
- 30 min
In this episode of Bold Journey, Jack Douglas interviews Norman Dyhrenfurth, member of the swiss expedition to Mount Everest in 1952. In this expedition, Raymond Lambert and Tenzing Norgay reach a height of about 8,595 metres (28,199 ft) on the southeast ridge, setting a new climbing altitude record, opening up a new route to Mount Everest and paving the way for further successes by other expeditions. Bold Journey was a travelogue program broadcast by ABC television in the United States during the late 1950s. It consisted of films taken by explorers and adventurers during their travels to remote parts of the world.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
- 1957
- USA
- 30 min
In this episode of Bold Journey, Grant Pearson presents a three-month expedition to the top of Alaska's Mount McKinley. Pearson, ranger of the Mount McKinley Park was a summiting member of the expedition that made the second ascent of Denali in 1932 and the first to climb both south and north peaks of McKinley. Bold Journey was a travelogue program broadcast by ABC television in the United States during the late 1950s. It consisted of films taken by explorers and adventurers during their travels to remote parts of the world. The films were usually set up by an interview between a program host and the guest, who then narrated his film with the aid of helpful questions from the host.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
- 1956
- USA
- 30 min
In this episode of Bold Journey, Brad Washburn presents the climb of Mount McKinley by its west buttress. Bold Journey was a travelogue program broadcast by ABC television in the United States during the late 1950s. It consisted of films taken by explorers and adventurers during their travels to remote parts of the world. The films were usually set up by an interview between a program host and the guest, who then narrated his film with the aid of helpful questions from the host.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
- 1957
- USA
- 30 min
In this episode of Bold Journey, six Frenchmen climb the 2400 meters south face of South America's highest peak, Aconcagua. The incredible feat was achieved in 1954 by Robert Paragot, Guy Poulet, Lucien Berardini, Edmond Denis, Pierre Lesueur and Adrien Dagory. Bold Journey was a travelogue program broadcast by ABC television in the United States during the late 1950s. It consisted of films taken by explorers and adventurers during their travels to remote parts of the world. The films were usually set up by an interview between a program host and the guest, who then narrated his film with the aid of helpful questions from the host.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Travelogue
A schoolteacher climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
- 1958
- USA
- 30 min
In this episode of Bold Journey, Miss Billie-Marie Gannon, winner of last year's 'Boldest Journey' award will narrate this film of her adventures climing treacherous Mount Kilimanjaro in Eastern Africa. Bold Journey was a travelogue program broadcast by ABC television in the United States during the late 1950s. It consisted of films taken by explorers and adventurers during their travels to remote parts of the world. The films were usually set up by an interview between a program host and the guest, who then narrated his film with the aid of helpful questions from the host.Climbing locations