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Show ........... ...... . VVV.V.V.V,VAV.VAVA'.V.-.V.V.'.7..V.V.- v.v.;.v.v.v.v.v.;.v.v.v.;.v.;.v m i m m Week of Dec. m 4, Isli I 1990 lmdi2 Everest climb By RONALD POWERS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) Last spring, veteran American climber Jim Whittaker made one of mountaineering's most difficult and dangerous endeavors look almost easy his expedition put a record 20 climbers on the summit of Mount Everest. On Monday, PBS airs "Three Flap Over Everest," an hour-lon- g film account of the feat that, for Whittaker and his team of American, Soviet and Chinese mountaineers, was more than the challenge of the world's highest mountain. "It wasn't just a climb to see if we could get to the top," Whittaker said in a telephone interview from his home near Seattle. "It was more of a climb to see if people of different cultures could get together to work for a common goal. "The message is of people doing things that are difficult for the good of the world." The idea for the International Peace Climb came to Whittaker six years ago in days, when relations between the super: powers were chillier. mounWhittaker, a world-clas- s taineer in 1963 when he became the first American to stand atop Everest, assumed the role of globetrotting diplomat, shuttling between" Beijing and Moscow looking for a commitment to the climb. "When I was in China and approached the idea to the Chinese, they said, 'We have not had Soviets pre-glasn- in our country in 30 years,'" Whit- taker said. "And I said, 'Yes, I understood that, but you had come to our balls and country with ping-pon- g ping-pon-g paddles and we'd like to come to your country with the Soviets with ice axes and crampons." The Americans financed through Whittaker's lectures, individual and corporate contributions and support from the outdoor industry supplied the cash and equipment to mount the $1.1 million expedition to the top of Everest, located on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Still, the Soviets and the Chinese were slow to agree, for fear the other nation would back out. They joined only after considerable negotiations. For the expedition leader, the climb had another symbolic goal beyond goodwill among the three nations. The mountaineers originally expected to be on the summit April 22, the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, a chance "to highlight that we were going to clean the Earth from the top down," Whittaker said. Severe cold and 100 mph winds delayed the summit attempt for more than a week. But on May 7, the mountaineers awoke to perfect weather. Setting aside language differences and disputes over climbing two from styles, six climbers j Ljr.iir m other cities, contact your cable company to determine the positions of the various stations on your dial. QKUTV, Salt Lake City (NBC) OKTVX, Salt Lake City (ABC) O KSL, Salt Lake City (CBS) O KUED, U of U Salt Lake City 89 KBYU, BYU, Provo 6E KSTU, Salt Lake City KXIV, Salt Lake City (AMC), American Movie Classics (CBN), CBN Cable Network (DIS), Disney Channel (ESPN), Sports Network (HBO), Home Box Office (MAX), Cinemax (LIFE), Lifetime (MTV), Music Television (NASH), Nashville Network (NIK), Nickelodeon (SHO), Showtime (TDC), Discovery Channel (TNT), Turner Network (USA), USA Network (WGN), Chicago, III (WTBS). Atlanta, Ga mil 2 4 5 Ores 2 4 5 7 7 11 11 13 13 12 22 na 8 16 10 12 6 na 38 19 25 17 15 23 27 34 35 37 26 3 25 33 23 26 22 9 8 19 18 17 na na (Si B I v each nation made it to the 28,028-fosummit, the top of the world. During a remarkable four-dawindow of favorable weather, 14 more members of the expedition ascended. No previous expedition had put 20 people on the summit. In 1985, a Norwegian group had 17 reach the top. Whittaker, who did not try for the summit, knows his team, made up of the best climbers from each country, was lucky as well as skillful: No one died and no one was seriously hurt. In Everest history, for every two climbers who had been successful, one has died in the attempt. "We ran into quite a bit of difficulty, but it always seemed to work out," Whittaker said. "It seemed ' like the gods all said, 'Let's give these guys a tough time because we don't want it to be easy.' In the end though, we had the good luck, right when we needed it." Elsewhere in television ... FROM THE WHO SAYS TV COMEDY IS JUST ONE INFINITELY VARIEGATED FORMULA? DEPT.: "You Take the Kids," a new half hour comedy series starring Nell Carter and Roger E. Mosley, takes to the airwaves Dec. ot y ! Photo courtesy of ABC Columbo sleuths on campus Colombo (Peter Falk), right, must outsmart two wealthy college students who have turned to murder to cover up the theft of a final exam in their criminology course. He questions the father (Robert Culp) of one of the boys during the investigation. The two-hospecial airs Sunday at 8 p.m. on Channel 1 15 on CBS. Carter, who starred for six years in the sitcom "Gimme a Break!" ur plays Nell Kirkland, "a mom who may not have all the answers but who is always ready with an opinion." i lf you do not subscribe to Cable TV, you can get reception from the FREE stations, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13 and 14 designated in the listings with a white on black code... If you do subscribe to Cable TV, the following guide will help you locate the available stations in Provo and Orem. For THwWta tliUctt MM li dw riW Estsrtimw iiiloSfi 1 16 Pr9rams presented each weekday WCClvCl3yS O NBC News ABC News (CCI 5:OOAM O O 6:30AM CD CE Ag-Da- Andy Griffith (CBN) Flintstone Kids (COUG) Infotext (DIS) Movie , (LIFE) it Figures (NIK) Mr. Wizard s World (CC). (USA) Cartoon Express (WGN) Robert Tilton (WTBS) Tom & Jerry's Fonhouse 5:1 5AM CD A.M. Weather (DIS) Varied Programs 5:30AM Q NBC News O CBS News CD BYU Devotional C3 Andy Griffith CD This Morning's Business (AMC) Varied Programs (CBN) Popeye (LIFE) Everyday Workout (NIK) Don't Just Sit There (TNT) Popeye Hour 6:00AM O O Mews Q This Morning Ghostbusters Jetsons (CBN) Dirto saucers CD CD (COUG) Varied Programs (LIFE) Jane Wallace (NIK) Inspector Gadget (WGN) Banana Splits 6:05AM (WTBS) Gilligan's Island 6:1 5AM O A.M. Weather CD O Mister Rogers (CC) Hooked on Aerobics Flintstones Super Mario Bros. Super Show (CBN) Littles (NIK) Heathcliff (WGN) Bozo (In Stereo) 6:35AM (WTBS) Bewitched 7:00AM O Today (CC). (In Stereo) O Good Morning America (CC). O Zoobilee Zoo CD Captain Kangaroo (CC) (R) O Tiny Toon Adventures (CC) Video Power (CBN). Big Valley (DIS) Mousercise (LIFE) What Every Baby Knows (NASH) VideoMorning (In Stereo) (NIK) Lassie (TDC) Assignment: Discovery (TNT) Fraggle Rock 7:05AM (WTBS) Little House on the Prairie CD 7:30AM " Q Sesame Street CD Size Small C Teenage Mutant Ninja CD Wake. Rattle & Roll (DIS) You and Me. Kid (CC). Turtles (CC). O O Generations O Live Regis & Kathie O Price Is Right O Applied Mathematics 9:00AM - CD Mister Rogers Lee (CC). (R) Police Academy (CC) CD Dick Van Dyke (CBN) Heart to Heart With Sheila (TDC) Dr. Edell's Medical Journal (USA) Divorce Court O Focus Sesame Street (CC). Peter Pan & the Pirates (COUG) Varied Programs (DIS) Donald Duck Presents (ESPN) Getting Fit (LIFE) Frugal Gourmet (NIK) Sharon. Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (WGN) Bewitched CD 0 Walsh (LIFE) Born Famous (NIK) Maya the Bee (TNT) Muppets 8:00AM Merrie Melodies (CBN) 700 Club (COUG) Infotext (DIS) Good Morning. Mickey! (LIFE) Attitudes (NIK) Eureekas Castle (TDC) Tastes of the World (TNT) Movie (USA) Lost in Space (WGN) Magnum. P.I. 8:05AM (WTBS) Movie 8:30AM O Figuring It Out Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (CC) CD Mighty Mouse (DIS) Care Bears (TDC) Pasquale's Kitchen Express CD (R) (In Stereo) (Continued on TV2) |