Jack Longland
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Sir John Laurence Longland was a British educator, mountain climber, and broadcaster.
Longland (centre) with, left to right G. I Milton, Justin Evans, Dave Alcock, John A. Jackson and John Barry at Plas y Brenin, UK National Mountain Centre, 1985
Stephen Venables
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Stephen Venables is a British mountaineer and writer, and is a past president of the South Georgia Association and of the Alpine Club. He is the first Briton to ascend the summit of Mount Everest with
Jack Longland
…first successful British expedition in 1953, and Sir Edmund Hillary, who first climbed the mountain with Tenzing Norgay. Chris Bonington, Doug Scott, Stephen Venables and Harry Taylor talked of the post-war achievements, and Longland spoke about the early attempts on the mountain. Longland was knighted on his retirement…
Stephen Venables speaking at the Royal Geographical Society Everest 24 lecture, May 2024