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Chronicles Sir Edmund Hillary's final great expedition in 1977-boating up the entire Ganges River from its mouth in India to the foothills of the Himalayas aboard jet boats, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat.

Primary Title
  • Hillary: Ocean to Sky
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 8 December 2025
Release Year
  • 2019
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 20
Duration
  • 110:00
Channel
  • Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
  • Chronicles Sir Edmund Hillary's final great expedition in 1977-boating up the entire Ganges River from its mouth in India to the foothills of the Himalayas aboard jet boats, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Indo-New Zealand Ganges Expedition (1977)
  • Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)--Description and travel
  • Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008
  • Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Boat
  • Documentary
  • Nature
  • Travel
Contributors
  • Michael Dillon (Director)
  • Michael Dillon (Producer)
  • Michael Dillon (Cameraperson)
  • Edmund Hillary (Subject)
  • Peter Hillary (Subject)
  • Michael Balson (Editor)
  • Paul Jarman (Composer)
  • Stewart Peters (Composer)
  • Ian Johnstone (Narrator)
  • BG Dewari (Cameraperson)
  • Mike Gill (Cameraperson)
  • Prem Vaidya (Cameraperson)
  • Michael Dillon Films (Production Unit)
  • Waka Attewell (Cameraperson)
Subjects
  • Indo-New Zealand Ganges Expedition (1977)
  • Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)--Description and travel
  • Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008
  • Documentary films--New Zealand