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The Race for Everest

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The Race for Everest
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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.
StarringEdmund HillaryJohn ShrapnelTenzing Norgay
DirectorMick Conefrey

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Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Alex Holmes
Production Companies:BBC, BBC Documentaries, ZDF
The Race for Everest on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
documentary filmmakingmountaineeringalpinismmount everestalpine climbing