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Royal Marines Conquer Another Antarctic Peak. Adelaide Island. Successful climb of the hitherto unscaled Mount Gaudry, highest mountain on Adelaide Island.

Royal Marines Conquer Another Antarctic Peak. Adelaide Island. Successful climb of the hitherto unscaled Mount Gaudry, highest mountain on Adelaide Island.

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Royal Marines Conquer Another Antarctic Peak. Adelaide Island. Successful climb of the hitherto unscaled Mount Gaudry, highest mountain on Adelaide Island.

by British Antarctic Survey

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Three original British Official nitrate photographs. Issued for the British Information Services by the Central Office of Information. London. 7 February 1963. 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Royal Marines conquer another Antarctic Peak. Pictures just received from the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Ship H.M.S. Protector, taken during the successful climb to the top of the hitherto unscaled 9,000 feet Mount Gaudry, highest mountain on Adelaide Island inside the Antarctic Circle... made the final ten hour ascent in a night assault cutting steps and hand holds in a steep ice face... Each photograph has the original typewritten information pasted to reverse. Crown Copyright reserved (Admiralty) Stamped Daily Mail Filed 8 Feb 1963.
*Halt for refreshment along Fuchs Piedmont during the 17 miles haul to base camp. In front are: Marines M Constance; M Pike; P Bitcheno; A Cawthorne. Middle row: Corporal J Morton and Marine R Brotherton. Behind: Captain T J Wills, RM, and Corporal G Kingdon.
*Royal Marine detachment of HMS PROTECTOR manhauling sledges along the 17 mile route to Base Camp. On the left of the picture is the peak of Mt GAUDRY.
*Pictured on the way down, a thousand feet from the peak of Mount Gaudry. Mr John Green (left) and Captain T Wills had to build a snow hold and shelter for 18 hours during a blizzard. The photograph was taken by Marine McAuliffe.



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Paul Haynes Rare Books GB (GB)
Seller's Inventory #
Biblio541
Title
Royal Marines Conquer Another Antarctic Peak. Adelaide Island. Successful climb of the hitherto unscaled Mount Gaudry, highest mountain on Adelaide Island.
Author
British Antarctic Survey
Book Condition
Used
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Publisher
British Information Services. Central Office of Information
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
7 February 1963
Size
20.5 x 25.5 cm
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Antarctica, Royal Marines, Photographs, Mountaineering, Polar
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Travel and Exploration; Ephemera: adverts, albums and catalogues etc;

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