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Documentary / Historical
High and hallowed - Everest 1963
Jake Norton (2013)
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 is the deeper story of the greatest Himalayan climb in American mountaineering history.High and hallowed - Everest 1963
Jake Norton, David Morton, Jim Aikman
- 2013
- USA
- 48 min
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 is the deeper story of the greatest Himalayan climb in American mountaineering history.Climbing locations
Availability
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Americans on Everest
Norman Dyhrenfurth (1965)
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.- 1965
- USA
- 48 min
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.Climbing locations
Availability
DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand
