High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 (2013) featured a cast of 38 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (35%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Reinhold Messner, age 82. This film starred Melissa Arnot and Reinhold Messner.
35% still with us· verified cast16% of full cast · incl. 21 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 35% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast38 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melissa Arnot Self | Self | Living | 18/12/1983 | 42 | — | 30 |
 Reinhold Messner Self | Self | Living | 17/09/1944 | 82 | — | 69 |
Barry Bishop Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Brent Bishop Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Deceased | 07/05/1918 | 99 | 24/09/2017 | 95 | |
Ngawang Gombu Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dave Hahn Self | Self | Living | 03/11/1961 | 64 | — | 52 |
 Tom Hornbein Self | Self | Deceased | 06/09/1930 | 92 | 06/05/2023 | 83 |
Lute Jerstad Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jon Krakauer Self (narrator) | Self (narrator) | Living | 12/04/1954 | 72 | — | 59 |
Charley Mace Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Morton Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jake Norton Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Willi Unsoeld Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/10/1926 | 52 | 04/03/1979 | 87 |
 Jim Whittaker Self | Self | Deceased | 10/02/1929 | 97 | 07/04/2026 | 84 |
 Steve House Self | Self | Living | 04/08/1970 | 56 | — | 43 |
Dave Dingman Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dianne Roberts Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Leif Whittaker Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Doug Scott Self | Self | Deceased | 29/05/1941 | 85 | — | 72 |
 Ed Viesturs Self | Self | Living | 02/06/1959 | 67 | — | 54 |
 Tenzing Norgay Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/05/1914 | 71 | 09/05/1986 | 99 |
 Edmund Hillary Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/07/1919 | 88 | 11/01/2008 | 94 |
Jim Lester Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 96 |
Maynard Miller Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Will Siri Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/01/1929 | 39 | 04/04/1968 | 84 |
 Fidel Castro Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 13/08/1926 | 90 | 25/11/2016 | 87 |
Jake Breitenbach Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gill Roberts Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dick Pownall Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
James Ramsey Ullman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 24/11/1907 | 63 | 20/06/1971 | 106 |
Al Auten Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Barry Corbet Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Barry Prather Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dan Doody Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dick Emerson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
