The Race for Everest
60 mins
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.
Edmund Hillary
Self (archive footage)
Tenzing Norgay
Self (archive footage)
Keith Partridge
Director of Photography
Richard Adam
Director of Photography
Amanda Faber
Producer's Assistant
Julian Swayles
Music
M.J. McMahon
Post Production Supervisor
Alex Holmes
Executive Producer
Mick Conefrey
Director
John McAvoy
Editor
Theresa Lydon
Production Manager
Mick Conefrey
Producer