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The Highest Hero

Bunce's Tales of the Extraordinary by BBC

Jan 12, 201821:12Society & Culture

In this final episode of the series, broadcaster and journalist, and self confessed Everest expert Steve Bunce tells Caroline Barker the tale of a man from Kazakhstan who day and night on the highest mountain, saved peop...

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The Highest Hero is an episode from Bunce's Tales of the Extraordinary by BBC. In this final episode of the series, broadcaster and journalist, and self confessed Everest expert Steve Bunce tells Caroline Barker the tale of a man from Kazak...

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Published Jan 12, 2018, 21:12 long, audio available.

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