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Crosby Library - "Liverpool to the Himalayas" Talk

Crosby Library - "Liverpool to the Himalayas" Talk In-Person

John Winter qualified as a doctor in 1969. In 1971 he was the mdical officer on an expedition to make an attempt upon the unclimbed West Ridge of Indrasan, a Himalayan peak over twenty thousand feet high which experts said was more difficult than Everest.The talk illustrated with a number of spectacular slides will take you on a journey along the Hippie Trail across Europe , Iran and Afghanistan before ending up in htehigh Himalayas. Before he joined this expedition John Winter had no experience of all of mountaineering.The talk describes mountaineering as seen through a non-climber and is a tale of medical problems and physical dangers.

Date:
Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Time Zone:
UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
Location:
Large Lecture Hall
Audience:
  Adult (18+)  
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  Information Services > Events  
Registrations open at 2:00pm Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

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