Americans on Everest
1965•48m•Released
DocumentaryAdventure
"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."
Director
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Writer
James Ramsey Ullman
Languages
English
Studio
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Cast
Orson Welles
Narrator- Self
Jim Whittaker
Self
Ngawang Gombu
Self
Barry Bishop
Self
Lute Jerstad
Self
Willi Unsoeld
Self
Tom Hornbein
Self
Barry Prather
Self
Barry Corbet
Self
Al Auten
Self
James Ramsey Ullman
Self
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Self
Dan Doody
Self
Dave Dingman
Self
Dick Emerson
Self
Production
Company
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Company
David L. Wolper Productions
Company
National Geographic
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