Life After Everest - T0312032408"What on earth do you do after that?" is the usual question once you climb a new route up Everest, reaching the top alone and without oxygen. For Stephen Venables, that historic success was just a cue for different experiences – new Himalayan peaks, arctic dog-sledging, film-making, desert journeys and fifteen sailing voyages to the snow mountains of Antarctica. In this enchanting slideshow, Stephen will share the fun, excitement, beauty - and the personal tragedies - that make his life a continuing adventure. | |
| 23 Mar 22 | The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L685555811 |
Everest: The Iconic Mountain - T1575575123Everest mountaineer Stephen Venables marks the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest with a new talk celebrating the history of this iconic mountain. | |
| 27 Apr 13 | The Theatre By The Lake, Keswick :: V7 listing details L1756635951 |
| 19 Mar 13 | Strode Theatre, Street :: V917 listing details L01215279910 |
The Legend of Eric Shipton - T2046656769Born in 1907, Eric Earl Shipton tried his luck as a tea planter in East Africa before dedicating his life to exploration. Shipton was a team-member on all four Everest expeditions during the 1930s and found the route that Hillary and Tenzing would follow to the top of the world. He famously missed out on Hillary's historical 1953 ascent after being sacked from the expedition - his small-team, minimal logistics approach to climbing just didn't fit with the grandiose, large-scale expedition style of the British Empire. Instead, Shipton went on to explore untouched mountain ranges all over the world, from the mountains of East Africa to the ice-fields of Patagonia in Tierra del Fuego, and is now considered one of the greatest mountain explorers of the twentieth century. | |
| 26 Jan 12 | Strode Theatre, Street :: V917 listing details L1077748992 |
In the Steps of Shackleton - T01407239845Acclaimed mountaineer Stephen Venables has twice repeated Shackleton’s famous crossing of South Georgia. One of the great epics of exploration, Shackleton’s treacherous expedition to cross Antarctica via the South Pole is a tale of escape and miraculous survival. Forced to set out in a lifeboat in search of help after his ship was crushed in the Antarctic ice, Shackleton made a sixteen day voyage 800 miles across reached the whaling station of Stromness where he was able to summon a successful rescue his remaining 22 companions. Now he talks about his experiences. | |
| 22 Feb 11 | Lyceum Theatre, Crewe :: V470 listing details L02017521574 |
| 28 Jan 11 | Theatre Royal Wakefield, Wakefield :: V979 listing details L0182181489 |
| 4 May 10 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L0279166718 |
| 23 Apr 10 | Strode Theatre, Street :: V917 listing details L341056760 |
| 22 Apr 10 | Assembly Rooms, Derby :: V427 listing details L0391832825 |
| 19 Apr 10 | Pavilion Theatre, Worthing :: V726 listing details L01629178169 |
| 5 Mar 10 | Parr Hall, Warrington :: V472 listing details L01097247400 |
Higher Than The Eagle Soars - T1906060150Stephen recounts his mountain adventures from the North Face of the Eiger to the Kangshung Face of Everest, via Snow Lake and Shishapangma. He was the first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen. He is also a highly successful photographer, public speaker, broadcaster and writer. Higher Than the Eagle Soars, is Stephen's latest book. Join him for a fascinating talk, as his books and countless public lectures have demonstrated, he knows how to tell a good story. | |
| 19 Mar 08 | Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Taunton :: V918 listing details L860011135 |
| 4 Mar 08 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L0447107223 |
Everest - Summit of Achievement - T1035030231In addition to being one of the best known mountaineers of his generation, [Stephen Venables] is a master storyteller and skilful photographer whose illustrated lectures have inspired audiences all around the world. This year, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, he has put together a new lecture tracing the mountain's story, from Mallory's 1921 attempt, through the triumphant 1953 expedition to the present day. A story of exploration and adventure, of mystery and controversy, of stretching the boundaries of human achievement, told by someone who has been there himself and added his own remarkable chapter to Everest's history. | |
| 6 Nov 03 | Regal Centre, Worksop :: V466 listing details L083610130 |
Enchanted Island - In Shackleton's Steps Across South Georgia - T187151570South Georgia will forever be associated with Sir Ernest Shackleton's extraordinary story of survival. In 2000 Stephen Venables followed Shackleton's route and this illustrated talk weaves together elements of his 1990 expedition in a glorious combination of mountain, sea and wildlife. Presented by the Royal Geographical Society. | |
| 12 Nov 02 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L1569515268 |
