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OOswald reacted to Doctor Damage's post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with
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Someone has posted "The Wildest Dream" documentary on youtube, broken into several parts which autoplay. Link below. They show Anker... -
OOswald reacted to Doctor Damage's post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with Like.
Here's several articles by experienced climbers on finding Mallory's body and discussion of whether he and Irvine might have made it to...
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OOswald reacted to Doctor Damage's post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with Like.
This is a fascinating topic. In addition to that BBC article, here's a bunch more links etc: Mountain Heritage Trust website on the...
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OOswald reacted to Edward's post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with Like.
Interesting to stumble over this thread again. I've been idly looking at some dedicated gear for doing a bit of hiking again next...
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OOswald reacted to pipvh's post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with Like.
Didn't Brian Blessed climb Everest without oxygen and wearing tweed? There was a film - he was trying to emulate Mallory. I think he got...
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OOswald reacted to kabuto's post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with Like.
I just finished Wade Davis's recent book Into the Silence, sort of a history of the early, 1920s Mount Everest exhibitions (George...
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OOswald reacted to Mike K.'s post in the thread The Clothing of the Early Mount Everest Mountaineers with Like.
The climbers did, in fact, have clothing...often custom made...specifically for the task at hand. After the fairly recent discovery of...
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OFound this old bent wood pack frame about a year or so ago. Fitted an old school Boy Scout yucca pack to it. Fabricated three back...
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Omy vintage swiss army backpack - salt and pepper pattern Hello, here is one image of one of my backpacks. A Swiss army backpack with...
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OHey all! Vision issues forced me into being a permanent pedestrian several years ago. Tried a few different backpacks to solve the...
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O^ Thanks so much for posting photos of that old Swiss backpack. It never ceases to amaze me that various European armies issued similar...
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OSwiss Army Made in 1945, after ph balancing, washing with leather detergent and Lots of leather oil and Grease very usable.
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OSince my original posting I have received advice from someone I respect as a well-educated source ( outside of the two responders...
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Ohttps://www.gentlemansgazette.com/tuxedo-black-tie-guide/black-tie-tuxedo-history/jazz-age-tuxedo-1920s/ That link will take you to The...
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OI would never wear a white waistcoat with black tie, whether a masquerade ball or not. Current fashion* dictates that If you want to...