[Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 32

Date1953

AbstractA few shots of people climbing K2. A few shots of men digging ditches in the snow at a campsite. A shot of a porter crossing a rope bridge. A shot of a mountain. Porters resting and carrying gear and supplies. A shot of people in a stream slapping something against the rocks (laundry?). A shot of a man packing a backpack. A shot of porters in a valley. Footage of some of the members of the 1953 American Alpine Club expedition to K2, including Charles S. Houston, Robert H. (Bob) Bates, George Bell, Arthur (Art) Gilkey posing for photographers with a shot of a little girl intercut. Footage of a busy street in Pakistan. Footage of some some the climbers, including Charles Houston, Bob Bates, George Bell, Robert Craig, Art Gilkey, Dee Molenaar, and Peter Schoenning, exiting a plane and posing for photographers and greeting people. A woman playing a kind of dulcimer fitted with a keyboard and a man playing two small drums. Footage of a busy street in Pakistan. Footage of people entering a building. A shot of people putting on their shoes. Footage of a man interviewing a local family, including a few shots of a stringed instrument. Several shots of local men. Footage of a busy street in Pakistan, including one of the climbers examining some pipes at a small shop. Notes on can: "K2, 1953 cuts."