Conquest of Everest

The triumphant story of the 1953 British Everest Expedition. The extreme conditions of extraordinary cold, fierce winds, thin air and sudden storms on Everest's upper slopes proved too much for the best climbers in the world. All early attempts failed and many died in the effort. The Conquest of Everest is a thrilling documentary that tells the story. Amazing footage from the treacherous Khumbu icefall on up to the wind blown upper reaches of the mountain as the British team prepares for the final assault. Succeeding just days before Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became living legends and their conquest of Everest remains on of the great adventure stories of all time.