What drove the men who risked and lost their lives to conquer the world’s highest mountain for Britain? Fifty years on, Penny Mallory, whose ancestor, George Leigh Mallory lost his life on the mountain, tells the story of this extraordinary adventure, undertaken with primitive equipment in often terrifying weather conditions against an unstable, brooding and lethal adversary - Mount Everest. This full-length documentary shows authentic footage of the ascent we revisit this unique adventure, alongside the men who pitted their wits and lives for the privilege of being the first to say that they had stood on the roof of the world.
