The Race for Everest

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.

Full Cast of The Race for Everest

Edmund Hillary

as Self (archive footage)

Tenzing Norgay

as Self (archive footage)
Peter Jackson as Self - Reuters Correspendent

Peter Jackson

as Self - Reuters Correspendent

Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, k...


Crew of The Race for Everest

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