This tevision special directed by Margaret Percy is based on the true story of Tenzing Norgay, a sherpa from Nepal, and his quest to climb the highest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest, which he could view from his backyard while growing up. After his close and association with the Swiss in 1952, Tenzing eventually became part of the British crew to climb Everest, where he meets Edmund Hillary, his eventual New Zealander partner who he made history with by becoming the first two men to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953.
The documentary is unique in its chronicle of Hillary and Tenzing's successful ascent of Mount Everest, specially the aftermath of controversies that nearly tarnished the feat with some rare and captivating footage of the expedition which includes previously unseen material filmed on the expedition, and interviews with surviving members of the team and members of the (then considered) rival Swiss team.
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