Climbing Everest (1920-1929)

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Documentary about the expedition of General Bruce to Jamalungma / Everest /.

Expedition leader General Bruce.

Natives.

Bruce talks to locals.

Market in Darjeeling.

Buyers and sellers.

Types of locals.

Expedition members against the backdrop of tents.

Ride on a narrow-gauge train.

Jungle.

A rushing train.

Forest landscapes.

River.

A train traveling along the river bank.

Village.

Station.

Horses with bales - expedition equipment.

Securing bales.

Horses loaded with bales.

Expedition members on the river bank.

Jungle.

The caravan goes through the jungle.

Arrival at the village.

Halt.

Locals.

Caravan in the jungle of Sikkim.

Horses.

Porters.

A native tears a stubborn into the body of a maskit.

Nepalese shepherds.

Expedition camp.

River.

Two people on the river bank.

Rapid current.

Small waterfall.

Trees against the background of the river.

Falling stream.

Waterfall.

Filming a waterfall.

River.

Suspension bridge made of vines.

Crossing the river on a rope suspended over the water.

The expedition goes along the road.

On one of the Tibetan plateaus.

The expedition goes along a snow-covered plateau.

Camp in the snow

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Expedition camp.

Tents.

Local residents.

Trying on boots.

Types of Tibetans.

The head of the tribe pays a visit to the camp.

Products of local craftsmen offered for sale.

Tibetan women with original hairstyles.

A flock of sheep.

Monks.

Workers repairing the roof of a Tibetan temple.

General view of the expedition camp.

Tibetan village.

City and fortress.

Shekar.

General view.

Stairs.

Fortress buildings.

General view of the fortress.

The local leader greets General Bruce.

Local residents on horseback.

The expedition on the march.

Forcing a water obstacle.

Animal crossing.

Caravan on the shore.

A pilgrim making a pilgrimage to Everest.

Rogbun Monastery.

Lama - abbot of the monastery.

The lama presents a blanket as a gift to General Bruce.

The expedition at a halt.

Ritual dances of the monks.

Fanfares calling the people.

Spectators.

Entrance of the monks.

Performance of ritual dances.

Spectators.

Dancers

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Continuation of the dances.

Masks of the dancers.

Dancing.

Spectators.

Local residents.

The solemn procession, ending the holiday

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Africa.

The main camp of the expedition at an altitude of 5000 m.

General view of the camp.

Expedition members doing their business.

The departure of the first detachment.

The layout of the expedition camps.

Inspection of footwear.

Gathering.

The expedition sets off.

The second camp.

Expedition members in the third camp.

The expedition climbs up a snowy slope.

The third camp at an altitude of 6400 m.

Expedition members having lunch.

Climbers on the mountainside.

Snowstorm at an altitude of 8300 m.

View of the summit of Everest

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View of Everest.

Return to Camp 3 due to a snowstorm.

Expedition members in the camp.

Climbers with oxygen devices.

Preparing to storm the summit.

Climbers set off.

The expedition overcomes snowdrifts.

Climbers climb up the rocks.

Climbers at the intermediate platform.

They are also in Camp No. 4. General view of the camp.

The summit of Everest.

The expedition ascent to the summit /shooting with a telephoto lens/.

Rest at an altitude of 7880. View of the glacier blocking the climbers' path.

Snowstorm at the summit.

A monument to the victims-members of the expedition who died due to an avalanche.

General view of the monument.

The expedition sets off on the return journey, abandoning plans to climb the summit due to bad weather.