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Outlook: I Fell Down a Crevasse and Filmed It

Prof John All

16/06/2014

I Fell Down a Crevasse and Filmed It

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John All filmed his struggle for survival after a serious fall in the Himalayas

American academic John All tells Matthew Bannister about his struggle for survival after he fell twenty metres down a crevasse while collecting samples in the Himalayas

American geologist John All fell twenty metres down a crevasse on a research trip to the Himalayas and managed to video himself.  Despite five broken ribs, a broken right arm and a dislocated shoulder, he inched himself out, crawled to his tent, and posted a status update on his Facebook page - which led, eventually, to him being rescued. 

Brothers William and Michael Dunlop from Northern Ireland come from a family of motorcycle road racing champions.  Tragically, both their father and uncle died whilst racing. A new documentary film called Road tells the family's story. 

Dutch student Boyan Slat has come up with a plan to rid the world's oceans of plastic waste.  Experts are taking him seriously and he recently presented a feasibility study in New York. 

Writer Julia Franck shares the trauma and unhappiness of a childhood spent first in Communist East Germany and then in the West. Her book is called Back To Back.


Picture: Prof John All on a previous trip to Peru
Picure Credit: Prof John All

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