The Race for Everest

The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining interviews with the surviving members of the 1953 British and 1952 Swiss attempt on Everest with rare archival material, this film tells the story of the race to climb Everest in the early 1950s and its climax in 1953.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

60 minutes

Year:

2003

Director:

Mick Conefrey

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Company:

BBC,

BBC Documentaries,

ZDF

Cast:
Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

John Shrapnel

Narrator

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jackson

Self - Reuters Correspendent

Crew:
Keith Partridge

Director of Photography

Richard Adam

Director of Photography

Amanda Faber

Producer's Assistant

Julian Swayles

Music

M.J. McMahon

Post Production Supervisor