In 1990 Rob Hall and Gary Ball climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents in seven months. Flanking Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmund, Hall (left) and Ball wave the New Zealand flag after returning to Wellington following their ascent of Mt Everest. Another of the summits on this mission was Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. Listen to Gary Ball talk about their successful climb.
Sound file from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright. To request a copy of the recording, contact Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero (Mountaineering – Rob Hall and Gary Ball climb Mt Kilimanjaro/Reference number C900822E).
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference:
EP/1990/1874/7A
Photograph by John Nicholson
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