Americans on Everest
"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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Cast
Orson Welles
Jim Whittaker
Ngawang Gombu
Barry Bishop
Lute Jerstad
Willi Unsoeld
Tom Hornbein
Barry Prather
Barry Corbet
Al Auten
James Ramsey Ullman
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Dan Doody
Dave Dingman
Dick Emerson
Will Siri
Maynard Miller
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Roberts
Jim Lester
Dick Pownall
Gill Roberts
Jake Breitenbach
