The Race for Everest

May 27, 2003 1h 0m

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Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Title	The Race for Everest
Companies	BBC, BBC Documentaries, ZDF
Countries	United Kingdom
Keywords	mountaineering, documentary filmmaking, mount everest, alpinism, alpine climbing