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Americans on Everest

Americans on Everest

"In 1963, Swiss climber Norman Dyhrenfurth began 'a little war against a big mountain.' Leading 19 Americans, 32 Sherpas, and 909 porters carrying 27 tons of gear, Dyhrenfurth spearheaded the highly successful 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition for his adopted country. Jim Whittaker, accompanied by Nawang Gombu Sherpa made the first ascent by the Hillary-Tensing route. On May 22, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld made the first ascent by the unclimbed West Ridge. They descended by the South Col, making the first traverse of Everest. Orson Welles narrates the spectacular record, and the film includes the first ever filmed images from the summit."

1965 Documentary ⏱️ 48 min
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Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Narrator- Self

Jim Whittaker

Jim Whittaker

Self

Ngawang Gombu

Self

Barry Bishop

Self

Lute Jerstad

Self

Willi Unsoeld

Willi Unsoeld

Self

Tom Hornbein

Tom Hornbein

Self

Barry Prather

Self

Barry Corbet

Self

Al Auten

Self

James Ramsey Ullman

Self

Norman Dyhrenfurth

Norman Dyhrenfurth

Self

Additional Information

Director Norman Dyhrenfurth
Production Metromedia Producers Corporation, David L. Wolper Productions, National Geographic
Status Released
Language EN