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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.

Featured Crew

Keith Partridge
Director of Photography
Richard Adam
Director of Photography

Cast

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Edmund Hillary
Self (archive footage)
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John Shrapnel
Narrator
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Tenzing Norgay
Self (archive footage)
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Peter Jackson
Self - Reuters Correspendent

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