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Adventure Consultants, formerly Hall and Ball Adventure Consultants, is a New Zealand-based adventure company that brings trekking and climbing groups to various locations. Founded by Rob Hall and Gary Ball in 1991, it is known for its pioneering role in the commercialisation of Mount Everest and the 1996 Mount Everest climb during which eight ...
Ball Glacier is a 7 nautical miles (13 km) long glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica named by the New Zealand Geographic Board after Ball. [13] Ball climbed Mount Lister with an Italian field party in 1976–77, and camped on this glacier; he was field assistant with R.H. Findlay's New Zealand Antarctic Research Program party to this area, 1980–81.
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest at the time and the third deadliest to date after the 23 fatalities resulting from avalanches caused by the ...
Jane and the Dragon (New Zealand and Canadian co-production) (2005-2006) The Kids from OWL (1980s) The Killian Curse (2006) Maddigan's Quest (2006) Mirror, Mirror (New Zealand and Australian co-production) (1995) The Son of a Gunn Show (1992–1995) Sticky TV (2002–2017) Studio 2 LIVE (2004–2010) Terry and the Gunrunners (1985) The Feed ...
Eventually they quit professional climbing and formed a high-altitude guiding business, Hall and Ball Adventure Consultants. [5] In 1992 they guided six clients to the top of Everest. [6] In October 1993, Gary Ball died of pulmonary edema on Dhaulagiri, the world's seventh-highest mountain, [7] [8] leaving Hall to run Adventure Consultants on ...
Andrew Michael Harris NZBS (29 September 1964 – 11 May 1996), commonly known by his nickname Andy Harris, was a New Zealand mountain guide who died in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Harris was one of the guides for the Adventure Consultants ' 1996 Everest expedition, led by Rob Hall .
Category: New Zealand adventure television series. 3 languages. ... New Zealand television shows about journeys, conquests, dangers and treasure hunts. Subcategories.
The series airs in Germany with RTL Living, DR HD in Denmark, TVB in Hong Kong, in 50 countries with National Geographic Adventure Channel, and on Air Canada's international flights. [6] Broadcast of Season one expanded to all of Europe, Middle East, Asia and Asia Pacific on Travel Channel International [ 7 ] on June 25, 2012.