Film evening for Tibet floods will re-live 1976 kayaking expedition

* Paddling action from the 1976 Dudh Kosi Expedition.

* A '76 paddler on a glacier. 

A legendary kayaking expedition half a century ago that was first to journey down the extreme whitewater flowing from Mount Everest will be re-lived at Llangollen Town Hall next month in aid of people hit by the Tibet-Nepal floods.

In 1976 Dr Mike Jones led the expedition to paddle the Dudh Kosi River that flows from the Khumbu glacier to the Sun Kosi river. 

The team drove overland the 6,500 miles through Europe, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to get to Nepal (and after the expedition back again).

The kayakers battled extreme, freezing rapids and waterfalls originating from the Khumbu glacier.

The Nepal part of this expedition was filmed for HTV by Leo Dickinson and Mark Reynolds and went on to win multiple film awards.

Four of the original team along with Dickinson will be presenting the original, re-mastered HTV film at Llangollen Town Hall on Saturday October 17.

Also to be shown is a short Super 8mm film showing the drive overland to Kathmandu.

On display will be one of the original Pyranha kayaks which was paddled on the expedition, the original GoPro camera and other memorabilia.

Another key feature of the evening, which begins at 7.30pm and has an entrance fee of £10, will be an auction with support from Pyranha, Palm, TNR, Cwm Alis, FlowFree Coaching, NRS, Bearded Men Adventures and others still welcome.

Money raised will go to Aquabox, an operation almost entirely volunteer based which ships out mechanical filters to provide clean water in crisis situations around the world as has already despatched equipment to the Nepal-Tibet.

Dave Manby, one of the 1976 expedition originals who will be there on the night, said: "Obviously Nepal is a special place for me because of the 1976 expedition.

"When the flood down Bhote Kosi happened it was devastating, the people in the mountains have so little. They have kindness and a beautiful place to live but that is not much help when your home and livelihood has gone. So this year's white water film night money will go to help out.

"I was the youngest member of the team. Others who will be there on the night include John Gosling who for a long time worked at Gales Wine Bar."

* Tickets for the evening can be bought at: https://buytickets.at/2025wwfilmnight/1866443