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The Conquest of Everest

BBC One
on BBC One London

A special anniversary showing
Twenty years ago this week, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing reached the summit of Everest-the first men ever to scale the world's highest peak.
The news of the success of the British expedition, led by Sir John Hunt, reached London on Coronation Day.
Action replay of Everest: page 4

Contributors

Filmed by:
Thomas Storart
Filmed by:
George Lowe
Editor:
Adrian de Potier
Source: Radio Times

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