"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."
Americans on Everest explores themes of expedition, mountain, mountaineer. A blend of Documentary and Adventure, it is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Runtime: 48 min
Director: Norman Dyhrenfurth
Writers: James Ramsey Ullman
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
Language: English
Themes: expedition, mountain, mountaineer, climbing, mountain climbing, mountaineering, mount everest, mountain expedition
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