The Conquest of Everest 1953

Synopsis

Using original footage, looks at the various attempts to climb the world's loftiest peak, in particular the successful 1953 expedition, when, on 29 May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay raised the Union Jack on the summit of Everest.

CAST

Andrew Aitken

Director

Patrick Allen

Narrator

Andrew Aitken

Director

Patrick Allen

Narrator