The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest

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The Conquest of Everest

1953

1h 18m

7.1(24 votes)

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A documentary of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest in 1953.

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Meredith Edwards

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Meredith Edwards

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Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary

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Tenzing Norgay

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