The Conquest of Everest 1953

The Conquest of Everest 1953

5.5

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.

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Narrator

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