Don Whillans

Most Popular Don Whillans Trailers

Total trailers found: 9

Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

In this documentary first broadcast in 1993, Chris Bonington looks back at the first ever expeditions to conquer Mount Everest and the effect that the achievement of climbing the mountain had on climbing as a whole worldwide.

Towers of Temptation Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This is the story of two expeditions to two mountains, one in Argentina the other in Chile. Despite being twelve years apart, one man went on both trips.

Mountains of the Winds Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

A film documenting the British expedition attempting to climb the remote peak of Torre Egger in Patagonia in 1974 by Don Whillans, Martin Boysen, Paul 'Tut' Braithwaite, Eric Jones, Mick Coffey, and Keith Lewis.

Annapurna South Face Trailer (1971)

01 June 1971

This entertaining film documents the first ascent of the very difficult South Face of Annapurna, a huge Himalayan wall that the right team could achieve the seemingly impossible.

Cerro Torre - The Rape of a Mountain Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

In 1971, a year after Maestri's ascent to Cerro Torre, filmmaker Leo Dickinson climbed and filmed an attempt on the Compressor Route.

Surrender To Everest Trailer (1971)

31 October 1971

In 1971, American Norman Dyhrenfurth led an expedition of 30 climbers from 13 different countries, including Don Whillans, Dougal Haston, Naomi Uemura, Pierre Mazeaud, Michel Vaucher, and others.

Lakeland Rock Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

First broadcast on Channel 4 in 1985, Lakeland Rock is a classic of climbing. Presented by Sir Chris Bonington, this 1990 documentary comprises four films that retrace five iconic routes, each representing a major milestone in a sport that reflects the social transformations of Great Britain.

The Towers of Paine Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

"Leo Dickinson’s re-editing of the classic first ascent of the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, filmed by Vic Bray.

Don Whillans' Last Climb Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Don Whillans and Joe Brown climbing Cemetery Gates (E1) on Dinas Cromlech in the Llanberis Pass. They made the first ascent 32 years before.