Banjo Bannon
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The Northern Irish mountain climber speaks about his achievements and losing friends on K2.
Gerry interviews Terence 'Banjo' Bannon in his home town to speak about his many achievements in mountain climbing. He speaks about the difficulty of climbing and how it effects the body and mind.
Bannon talks about his attempted climb of K2 and his narrow escape from an avalanche which killed four of his expedition members, resulting in Bannon aborting the attempt.
Terence 'Banjo' Bannon is a mountaineer and adventurer from Newry, Northern Ireland. In May 2003 Bannon became the second person from Northern Ireland to reach the summit of Mount Everest.