The Conquest of Everest

Apparently vintage reels from the official film of the successful British Everest expedition, 1953, including part(?) of Reels 1 (Rl.1 Almost simultaneous with the coronation comes the news that Everest has been climbed. The Expedition returning from the mountains to Katmandu. Tensing carried in state through the streets (222-233). Hunt, Hilary (sic) and Tensing on balcony cheered by crowds. Background work to the Expedition, map of Everest in Himalayas. Film of previous unsuccessful expeditions, 1922 and 1924 (400-587). Graves of climbers who died. Results of other reconnaissance expeditions. 1952, Hunt told to form Expedition. Preparing and testing equipment. Pugh testing oxygen apparatus in decompression chamber at Farnborough (772).; 4 (Rl.4 Acclimatisation period, practising using oxygen equipment. A monastery, monk turning prayer wheels. Plan of attack on Everest. On the mountain. The Khumbu Glacier - selecting site for base camp. Setting up the tents. Hillary, Lowe and Band set out to make route over ice-fall to get supplies to planned Camp 4 (887).), and Tensing's Country (1955).