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NATIVE GUIDES WALKING DOWN MOUNTAIN PASS
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MOUNTAINEERS SETTING UP CAMP FOR THE NIGHT. SET UP TENTS.
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CU RED FLOWER AT APEX OF TENT
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VIEW OF VILLAGE FROM MOUTAIN SIDE
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MOUNTAINEERS ARRIVE IN VILLAGE AT FOOTHILLS OF EVEREST. WELCOME SIGN HANGS WITH LOCAL VILLAGERS
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TIBETAN CHILDREN, PARENTS & TEACHERS GIVING EXPLORERS WELCOME PARTY.
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PAN VILLAGE OF KUNJUNG. HIMALAYAN VILLAGE AT FOOT OF EVEREST.
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TENTS SET UP AT FOOT OF HILLSIDE
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WOMEN CARRY WATER ON THEIR BACKS FROM WATER SOURCE A MILE AWAY.
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VILLAGE MEN CARRY CIRCULAR PIPING TO WATER SOURCE UP ON MOUNTAINSIDE
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VILLAGERS WORKING ON HILLSIDE ON PROJECT TO PIPE WATER TO THE VILLAGE.
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ENGINEER LARRY ELLIS SUPERVISES AS VILLAGERS WORK.
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MONTAGE AS VILLAGERS MOVE AWAY BIG ROCKS WITH SIMPLE HAND TOOLS
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NATIVE VILLAGE SUPERVISING WORK
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VILLAGERS KICK OVER BIG BOULDER
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NATIVE CHILDREN POSING
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WORKING PUTTING PIPES INTO PLACE
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SIR EDMUND HILLARY GIVE INSTRUCTIONS
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NATIVE WOMAN SMILING AS SHE WATCHES WORKERS
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MONTAGE OF PIPES & HOSES BEING PLACED FROM MOUNTAIN STREAM DOWN MOUNTAINSIDE TO VILLAGE
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EXCITED LITTLE CHILDREN WASH THEIR FACES WITH WATER RUNNING FROM HOSE RIGHT IN VILLAGE
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HIMALAYAN WOMEN LADEL WATER OUT OF POOL & INTO BUCKETS.
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WOMAN KNEADS BREAD BY WATER POOL WITH SLEEPY BABY STRAPPED ON HER BACK.
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EDMUND HILLARY SPEAKS ABOUT SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT IN HIMILAYAN VILLAGE.
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MEN STANDING AROUND LOOKING OVER PLANS TO BUILD SCHOOL. MOUNT EVEREST IN BKGD
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HIMALAYAN VILLAGERS BUILDING SCHOOL: YOUNG & OLD DIGGING AT BUILDING SITE
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CHOPPING UP STONES WITH PICK AXE & COLLECTING THEM IN BASKETS
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STONE MASON CHOPPING OFF BITS OF ROCK & FITTING STONES TOGETHER WITHOUT CEMENT TO FORM THE WALLS.
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MAN ON LADDER CHECKS WITH ANOTHER TO CONFIRM THAT STONE WALL IS LEVEL
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STONE WALL PERIMETER OF SCHOOL HOUSE TAKING SHAPE
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CU BUILDER HOLDING COLLAPSIBLE RULER & BLUEPRINT PLANS
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VILLAGERS HOLDING & MOVING PLANKS OF TIMBER
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CU SAW TEETH CUTTING INTO WOOD.
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MEN SAWING WOOD WITH TANDEM TWO-MAN HAND SAW.
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CRAFTSMAN SQUARING WOOD BY CHOPPING OF THIN LAYERS
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VILLAGERS WORKING ON WOOD WITH EVEREST IN BKGD
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CU WOOD CUT & SQUARED.
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INCOMPLETE STONE BUILDING WITH FANCY WOODEN DOOR FRAME
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WESTERN WORKERS STANDING AROUND THEIR TENT CAMP IN LIGHT SNOWY WEATHER
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VILLAGERS WORKING IN SNOW RAISING WOODEN BEAMS
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USING CARPENTER'S LEVEL TO MAKE SURE BEAMS ARE STRAIGHT
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CU MAN SITTING ON BEAMS OF ROOF AS HE HAMMERS NAILS
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CONSTRUCTION SITE OF BUILDING WITH ROCK WALLS COMPLETE & WOODEN FRAMEWORK STILL EXPOSED
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MAN SITTING IN RAFTERS OF ROOF SAWING WOOD
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CU YOUNG ASIAN BOY
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CU MEN SORTING NUTS & BOLTS
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FINISHING ROOF WITH ALUMINUM SHEETING. PLACING FIBERGLASS PANELS ON FOR SKYLIGHTS.
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CU HAMMERING IN BOLTS ON ALUMINUM ROOF
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CONSTRUCTING BUILDING BY MT. EVEREST
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DOCTOR TREATING LOCAL PEOPLE OUTSIDE. GIVING LOCAL CHILDREN VACCINATIONS AGAINST SMALL POX
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BABY CRYING AS IT GETS A SHOT
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HIMALAYAN NEPAL VILLAGE OF (TAMAY?) NEAR TIBETIAN BORDER. STONE BUILDINGS BUILT INTO HILLSIDE
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HEAD LAMA & PRIEST COME OUT OF BUILDING TO PERFORM DEDICATION CEREMONY.
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HIGH ANGLE SHOT OF SCHOOL BUILDING ON MOUTAIN PLAINS
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LAMA PRIEST PEFORMS DEDICATION CEREMONY. ORIENTAL RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
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VILLAGERS BOW BEFORE LAMA & GET BLESSING
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LOW ANGLE FLAG OF NEPAL ON WOODEN FLAGPOLE
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CU SCHOOL CHILDREN SING NATIONAL ANTHEM OF NAPAL
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HILLARY'S WIFE LOUISE CUTS RIBBON OFFICIALLY OPENING SCHOOL. RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
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SCHOOL CHILDREN SITTING ON GROUND
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EDMUND HILLARY WALKS INTO NEW SCHOOL
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DESMOND DOYLE (?) & OTHER WESTERN VOLUNTEERS INSIDE SCHOOL, THANK LAMA FOR DEDICATION
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LINE OF CHILDREN SINGING
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CU MONTAGE WESTERN VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED BUILD SCHOOL.
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CU EDMUND HILLARY SPEECH (MOS).
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CU HEAD LAMA IN SUNGLASSES APPLAUDS
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VILLAGERS APPLAUD
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HEAD LAMA SPEECH (MOS).
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SHERPA TRADITION OF EXCHANGING SCARVES TO EXPRESS HONOR & RESPECT. SHERPAS PUT WHITE SCARFS AROUND PEOPLE'S NECKS
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VILLAGERS SIGNING IN BOOK TO ENROLL CHILDREN AS STUDENTS AT NEW SCHOOL.
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CU PARENT SIGNING REGISTER WITH THUMB PRINT
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CU SCRUFFY CHILDREN OF NEPAL VILLAGE
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CLEAN KUNGJUNG CHILDREN SINGING
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HILLARY & WIFE STAND BY FLAG POLE GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF KUNGJUNG SCHOOL WITH A "SPORTS DAY".
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YOUNG PERSON WITH HUGE SILVER METAL MEGAPHONE
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LITTLE KIDS LYING DOWN WHILE "JUDGE" IN WHITE HARD HAT TIES THEIR LEGS TOGETHER
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THREE-LEGGED RACE. KIDS CROSS THE FINISH LINE
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SHERPA & WESTERNERS COMPETE IN ROCK THROW. PRIMITIVE FORM OF SHOT-PUT.
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KIDS RUNNING RACE TOWARDS FINISH LINE.
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MOTHERS SITTING ON ROCKS SMILING AS THEY WATCH KIDS PLAY GAMES
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ADULT MALES RUNNING IN RACE
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TWO LITTLE GIRLS PIN THEIR DRESSES TOGETHER IN FEMALE FORM OF THREE-LEGGED RACE.
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CU LITTLE BOY TRIES TO EAT COOKIE-FLAT BRED HANGING ON STRING WITHOUT USING HANDS.
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VARIOUS VIEWS OF TUG-OF-WAR CONTESTS.
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OBSTACLE COURSE RACE AS BOYS CLIMB STRUCTURE & CRAWL THROUGH HOOPS & STRAW TUNNELS.
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CLIMBING CONTEST WITH MEN CLIMBING UP & DOWN SIDE OF ROCK FACE
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KIDS RECEIVING PRIZES & PAPERS AT TENT
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CROWD OF VILLAGES AROUND TENTS MADE OF RUGS
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CLIMBERS WALKING ALONG FOOT OF MOUNTAIN AT START OF CLIMB
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HIMALAYAN PEAK OF TAWETSE
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MAN PLAYING WITH DOG AT BASE CAMP FOR TAWETSE CLIMB
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SHERPA SPREADING OUT SLEEPING BAGS ON ROCK TO DRY
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CU CLIMBING GEAR OF HOOKS & ROPE
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CLIMBER ROLLING UP HIS SLEEPING BAG
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MAN COMES OUT OF TENT. TILT UP TO ROCK & SNOW MOUNTAIN FACE
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MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS WITH BACKPACKS ON LEAVE TO START THE CLIMB.
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CU CLIMBERS FEET WALKING THROUGH SNOW
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LINE OF MEN WITH HEAVY LOADS ON THEIR BACKS SLOWING WALKING THROUGH SNOW
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CAMP #1: TENTS SET UP UNDER OVERHANGING BOULDER FOR PROTECTION
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TILT UP HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN PEAK
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MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS ON THE HIMALAYAS: CLIMBER WITH SPIKED SHOES USES PICK TO CHOP AWAY AT SNOW
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ROCK CLIMBING SNOWY PEAKS WITH THE HELP OF ROPES.
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CU ANCHOR HOOK IN SNOW HOLDING CLIMBING ROPES
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MOUNTAINEER MIKE GILL HAMMERING PITON, METAL SPIKE, INTO ROCK TO HOOK ROPES ONTO
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CLIMBER HOOKS HIS ROPES INTO PITON ANCHOR
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CU CLIMBERS FEET AS THE CLIMB UP ROCK
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TWO CLIMBERS UP SIDE OF MOUNTAIN WITH HELP OF ROPE
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CLIMBERS HOLD ON TO ROPE AS THE COME UP SNOWY MOUNTAINSIDE
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CU SPIKEY CLIMBING BOOTS AS MAN SHIMMIES ALONG ROCK
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CLIMBERS TRAVELING UP STEEP SNOWY MOUNTAIN
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CLIMBER PULLS SUPPLIES TIED TO ROPE UP TO TOP OF STEEP ROCK
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CLIMBER USES LONG WIRE LADDERS TO GET UP STEEP ROCK
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CLIMBERS AT TOP OF SNOWY PEAK
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CLIMBER BREATHING HEAVILY AT HIGH ALTITUDE.
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ASSAULT CAMP ESTABLISHED ON SNOW PLATEAU
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PHOTOGRAPH-DIAGRAM OF PEAK SHOWS CAMPS & ROUTE TAKEN
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MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS MAKING THEIR WAY TO TOP OF SNOWY PEAK
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CLIMBERS HACKING AWAY AT ICE FACE WITH PICK MAKING ICE CHIPS TUMBLE DOWN
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SLOW GOING AS CLIMBER REACHES LAST HUNDRED FEET.
CLIMBING THROUGH SNOW
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SNOWY SUMMIT SHORT DISTANCE AWAY
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CLIMBERS STANDING AROUND RESTING
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SLOWING WALKING ALONG SNOWY RIDGE
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WORKERS PLANT FLAG ALONG ROUTE
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CLIMBER WALKING ALONG VERY NARROW SNOWY RIDGE
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PLANTING PRAYER FLAGS NEAR SUMMIT
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