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1. JFK Presentation NGS Hubbard Medal to Dick Pownall and American Mount Everest Expedition Members - no. 2

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"President John F. Kennedy presents members of the first American expedition team to summit Mount Everest with the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal." Vailite Dick Pownall is wearing glasses and is in the very back.

2. Dick Pownall - Oral History

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Dick Pownall, who was a member of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition (AMEE), discusses his role in the history of alpinism and technical climbing. Climbing extensively in North America and the Dolomites of Europe, as well as in the Armenian Highlands and in the Himalayas, Pownall was an early guide for Exum Guide Service in Grand Teton National Park area. Dick Pownall was also an original Vail ski instructor and a member of Vail Ski...
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