Americans on Everest

Americans on Everest

1965
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Overview

"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."

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metromedia Producers Corporation David L. Wolper Productions National Geographic
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

expedition mountain mountaineer climbing mountain climbing mountaineering mount everest mountain expedition everest himalayan expedition

Quick Facts

Release Date September 10, 1965
Status Released
Language EN
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Cast

Orson Welles
Orson Welles

Narrator- Self

Jim Whittaker
Jim Whittaker

Self

Ngawang Gombu
Ngawang Gombu

Self

Barry Bishop
Barry Bishop

Self

Lute Jerstad
Lute Jerstad

Self

Willi Unsoeld
Willi Unsoeld

Self

Tom Hornbein
Tom Hornbein

Self

Barry Prather
Barry Prather

Self

Barry Corbet
Barry Corbet

Self

Al Auten
Al Auten

Self

James Ramsey Ullman
James Ramsey Ullman

Self

Norman Dyhrenfurth
Norman Dyhrenfurth

Self

Key Crew

Norman Dyhrenfurth
Director
James Ramsey Ullman
Writer