Highlights a mountain climbing expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, conquerer of Mt. Everest, to the top of Mt. Taweche. Sir Edmund Hillary sitting on a chair next to a table with a lamp, and in front of a world map, with an onscreen title: "narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary." Illustrated map of the Himalayas, with Tipbet, Nepal, Sikkim, and East Pakistan in the largest text; yellow dotted line around Mt. Everest. People walking toward a white building. White men following a (presumably) Nepalese or Tibetan man to a truck filled with other men. The truck driving through the streets and away from the town. Sherpas unload the truck, and carry items on their backs. Backpacks on the ground with umbrellas sticking out. Panning shot of the lower hills around Everest. A man drinks, siloutted by the sunset. Sherpas carrying equipment down a hill. CUs of flowers. Long shots of the ice-capped Himalayas.