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Pollard — winner of an Emmy Award and Golden CINE award nominee — will give a presentation, “Filming Side-by-Side with Danger, Everest and Beyond,” next Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Ken- nett High School. “I was always one to do “I’m not sure what compels me to under- ‘things out of the ordinary’ take a life of adven- — from early on, I was ture,” Pollard said in a recent interview, “but always one to tempt fate.” my late mother Sallie, who recently passed away, used to say I was always one to do ‘things out of the ordinary’ — from early on, I was always one to tempt fate ... to peer into real adventure and real danger, and to see what is in there.” Jackson documentary fi lmmaker Thom Pollard at Everest Base Camp on his last trip in 2014. (EYES OPEN PRODUCTIONS) Some of that attitude has been tempered over the years. treks near and far, such as: est in the past two years, following the deadly ava- “As I have gotten older,” said Pollard, 54, father of • A 1999 “Nova” and BBC Everest expedition, lanches of 2014 and ’15. Kennett High senior and star quarterback Will Pol- during which he fi lmed the discovery of the pre- The presentation will serve as a fundraiser for lard and freshman QB Sam, “each adventure that served body of Mallory, famed Everest pioneering Kennett’s 2016 Project Graduation, a safe and fun I have gone on has been more and more about the climber at nearly 27,000 feet. night for graduating seniors in spring, and for the relationships that are developed along the way, and • Pollard’s reed ship adventure to Easter Island Juniper Trust, which benefi ts families of mountain about the journey inside as you challenge yourself.” in 2003. workers in Nepal. He maintains his fi tness, working out four to six • His attempt with Rick Wilcox, Joe Lentini, Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance times a week with his athletic sons. Maury McKinney and other climbers of Gasher- for a suggested price of $10. Families of four can con- He also Nordic skis frequently. brum II in Pakistan in 1996. tribute $25. His Feb. 23 presentation will feature clips from his • A failed winter ascent of Mount Washington Bigger contributions are encouraged. 2014 Everest documentary, during which an ava- with a disabled veterans group. There will be music at 6 p.m., as well as a silent lanche claimed the lives of 16 high-altitude porters Pollard also will discuss his upcoming Ever- auction with items from local businesses and res- and Sherpa. est expedition, set for late March through May. A taurants. He’ll also share stories and images from other summit bid is planned. 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Barber — who attended Madison Elementary and Tamworth Learning Circles, and graduated from Kennett in 2008 — said he is looking forward to capturing the beauty and culture of Nepal. “I am ready to make a movie on Everest that brings new understand- ing to the everyday person while still being a movie that has a strong hold in the mountaineering community,” said Barber, also a graduate of Cham- plain College in Burlington. The expedition leader is Paul Gior- gio of Millbury, Mass. Giorgio has climbed Everest successfully four times, twice without supplemental oxygen. A writer for Outside Magazine will be chronicling the expedition. A mini-version of the fi lm is slated to debut at the Explorers Club’s annual dinner in New York City in March 2017. “Paul (Giorgio) and I are both mem- Everest was the scene of devastation the last two climbing season. Pollard speaks with Nepalese who lost loved ones in 2014. (COURTESY PHOTO) bers of the Explorers Club,” Pollard said, adding that Giorgio was granted Edmund Hillary.” and a privilege. It has fl own at both OK with that, too. “While I will give an Explorers fl ag by late mountaineer- Pollard also carried an Explorers poles, from the highest peaks of the it 110 percent,” said Pollard, “I hon- ing cartographer Dr. Brad Washburn Club fl ag on the Viracocha II reed greatest mountain ranges, to the estly don’t care if we get to the top. I of the Boston Museum of Science, “and ship expedition in 2003. There are 202 depths of the ocean, to the lunar sur- do, don’t get me wrong, but that’s not we plan to carry that fl ag with us.