Following in the footsteps of Captain John Noel and his immensely popular documentaries taken on the Mount Everest expeditions of the 1920s ("Climbing Mount Everest"/"The Epic of Everest"), Frank Smythe hoped to help finance his 1931 attempt on Kamet, another Himalayan peak, by bringing back film footage of a successful ascent including summit shots which were at that time the highest ever taken in the world.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| FFrank SmytheSelf - expedition leader | Self - expedition leader |
| EE. St. John BirnieSelf - expeditioner | Self - expeditioner |
| EE. Bentley BeaumanSelf - expeditioner | Self - expeditioner |
| CC. Raymond GreeneSelf - expedition physician (as Dr. C. Raymond Greene) | Self - expedition physician (as Dr. C. Raymond Greene) |
| RR.L. HoldsworthSelf - expeditioner | Self - expeditioner |
 Eric ShiptonSelf-expeditioner | Self-expeditioner |
| LLewaSelf - Sherpa | Self - Sherpa |
| NNema DorjeSelf - Sherpa | Self - Sherpa |
| NNima TendrupSelf - Sherpa | Self - Sherpa |