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Join Jeff and world famous author Wade Davis as they travel in Oliver Wheeler’s footsteps from the halls of London’s storied Royal Geographical Society to the French battlefields of WWI, to the green mountains of Darjeeling, India and, even higher, to a climactic trek through Tibet’s legendary Rongbuk Valley.
4 août 2020 · The unforgettable story of Canadian Oliver Wheeler who was the first to map Mount Everest in 1921, paving the way for future expeditions. Available on CBC Gem.
Join mountaineer Jeff Wheeler and Wade Davis as they travel from London's storied Royal Geographical Society to the French Battlefields of WWI, from the green mountains of Darjeeling, India to the wilds of Tibet's legendary Rongbuk Valley in search of Oliver Wheeler and his forgotten legacy.
78 minutes. What happens when you realize you are the great grandson of one of the most courageous, intriguing Canadians few Canadians have heard of? And what if world famous Canadian explorer and author, Wade Davis, could open a door into a world Canadian history has overlooked? What would you do? Film maker. Martin de Valk. Premiering:
Oliver's great grandson Jeff Wheeler and explorer and author Wade Davis travel in Oliver Wheeler's footsteps, retracing that first expedition and rediscovering a brave but almost forgotten Canadian's incredible adventures and achievements.
Synopsis. A century ago on March 18, 1921 the first expedition to Everest departed from Darjeeling, India to Tibet on a 360 mile trek to find a route to the world's highest mountain. On this all-British Expedition was a lone Canadian: WWI veteran, surveyor and climber Major Oliver Wheeler. Put yourself in Jeff Wheeler's hiking boots...
26 févr. 2020 · Wheeler’s Everest. Directed by Martin de Valk Documentary Feature Canada | 78 min | 2019. A century ago on March 18,1921 the first expedition to Everest departed from Darjeeling, India to Tibet on a 360 mile trek to find a route to the world’s highest mountain.
