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Radio Cumbria,5 mins
Caldbeck's Bonington returns to Everest the Hard Way
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It's 50 years since the 1975 expedition led by Sir Chris conquered the unclimbed face. Doug Scott and Dougal Haston reached the summit, and then survived a night on top of the world's highest mountain. His best selling book has been republished to mark the anniversary. Image: Hulton Deutsch
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