Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears

In this documentary first broadcast in 1993, Chris Bonington looks back at the first ever expeditions to conquer Mount Everest and the effect that the achievement of climbing the mountain had on climbing as a whole worldwide.

Top Cast

Chris Boningtonself, narrator

Doug Scottself

John Barryself

Peter Boardmanself (archive footage)

Joe Taskerself (archive footage)

Don Whillansself (archive footage)

Reinhold Messnerself (archive footage)

Peter Habelerself (archive footage)