The Conquest of Everest 1953
Jan 01 1997
•1h 53m
•Adventure, History, Documentary
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.
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Patrick Allen
Narrator
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