How did you fund your first expedition?
We needed to raise about £3,000, which by the standards of the day was quite a lot. I was put in touch with John Anstey, the then editor of The Telegraph Magazine, and a famous character called Harbourne Stephen, managing director of The Daily Telegraph, who had been a fighter ace in the war.
They agreed to back us in return for our exclusive story. They sent Chris Bonington with me to send reports…
