This unique sound history of Everest was produced to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the first ascent of Everest by Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The interviews were carried out during 1982 and 1983. The story is told by :Sir Edmund Hillary, Ronald Faux, Colin G. Crawford, Noel Odell, Walt Unsworth, Chris Bornington, Sir Jack Longland, Lord Hunt, Peter Boardman, Norman Dyrenfurth, Lute Jerstad, Tom Hornbein, Hamish MacInnes, Doug Scott, Dr. Jim Duff, Reinhold Messner, Peter Habeller, Joe Tasker, Alan Jewhurst, Alan Burgess, Bill March, Laurie Skreslet, Louis Reichardt