Americans on Everest

1963 USA
Duration: 53 mins

Overview

Narrated by Orson Welles, Americans on Everest documents the first U.S. team to successfully summit the world's highest mountain in May of 1963. Although this year’s special guest, Jim Whittaker, was the first American atop Everest, this film introduces you to the rest of the team, including Tom Hornbein and Willy Unsoeld who made the legendary first ascent from the peak’s West Ridge. The expedition, organized by National Geographic, resulted in this film that was the Geographic’s first television special. —DH

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2009 Mountainfilm Festival.
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