The Conquest of Everest 1953

Release Date: 1997-01-01

Runtime: 53

Languages: English

Rating: 5.5

Votes: 2

Genres: Adventure | History | Documentary

Director: Andrew Aitken

Description: Using original footage, looks at the various attempts to climb the world's loftiest peak, in particular the successful 1953 expedition, when, on 29 May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay raised the Un...Using original footage, looks at the various attempts to climb the world's loftiest peak, in particular the successful 1953 expedition, when, on 29 May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay raised the Union Jack on the summit of Everest.Read More