Directed by
| George Lowe | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Louis MacNeice | ... | (commentary) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Meredith Edwards | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| John Hunt | ... | Self (Army Officer) | |
| George Band | ... | Self (Student) | |
| Tom Bourdillon | ... | Self (Research Scientist) | |
| Charles Evans | ... | Self (Surgeon) | |
| Alfred Gregory | ... | Self (Travel Agent) | |
| Edmund Hillary | ... | Self (Bee Keeper) | |
| George Lowe | ... | Self (Schoolmaster) | |
| Wilfred Noyce | ... | Self (Schoolmaster) | |
| Griffith Pugh | ... | Self (Physiologist) | |
| Thomas Stobart | ... | Self (Film Technician) (as Tom Stobart) | |
| Tenzing Norgay | ... | Self (Sherpa Sirdar) (as Tensing Norkay Sherpa) | |
| Michael Ward | ... | Self (Doctor) | |
| Michael Westmacott | ... | Self (Statistician) | |
| Charles Wylie | ... | Self (Army Officer) (as Charlie Wylie) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jan Morris | ... | Self (James Morris, correspondent, London Times) (uncredited) | |
| Queen Elizabeth II | ... | Self (in coronation carriage) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Eric Shipton | ... | Self (leader, 1951 expedition) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Leon Clore | ... | producer |
| Bernard Coote | ... | associate producer |
| John Taylor | ... | producer |
| Grahame Tharp | ... | producer |
Music by
| Arthur Benjamin | ||
Cinematography by
| George Lowe | ... | (High altitude photography, 1953 expedition) |
| J.B.L. Noel | ... | (as Captain J.B.L. Noel) (1922 and 1924 expeditions) |
| Thomas Stobart | ||
Editing by
| Adrian de Potier | ||
| David Howes | ||
Sound Department
| Ken Cameron | ... | sound recordist |
| Jean Mackenzie | ... | sound editor |
| Ken Scrivener | ... | sound recordist |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | conductor |
