High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 (2013)
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 is the deepest story of the greatest Himalayan climb in American mountaineering history. Showcasing the daring and visionary efforts of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, the film examines the sheer commitment, step-by-step struggle and lasting impact of America's first ascent of Mount Everest and the pioneering first ascent of West Ridge by Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld. Five decades later, High and Hallowed returns to Everest to find out if the essence of risk, adventure and the unknown that drew the first Americans to the summit still exists on Everest today.
Directors: Jim Aikman, Jake Norton, David Morton.
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Melissa Arnot as Self |
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Reinhold Messner as Self |
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Barry Bishop as Self |
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Brent Bishop as Self |
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Norman Dyhrenfurth as Self |
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Ngawang Gombu as Self |
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Dave Hahn as Self |
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Tom Hornbein as Self |
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Lute Jerstad as Self |
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Jon Krakauer as Self |
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Charley Mace as Self |
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David Morton as Self |
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Jake Norton as Self |
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Willi Unsoeld as Self |
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Jim Whittaker as Self |
| Writing | Jake Norton | Writer |
| Directing | Jim Aikman | Director |
| Writing | David Morton | Writer |
| Directing | Jake Norton | Director |
| Directing | David Morton | Director |
| Writing | Jim Aikman | Writer |