Jason Clarke
as Rob Hall

Josh Brolin
as Beck Weathers

John Hawkes
as Doug Hansen

Sam Worthington
as Guy Cotter

Emily Watson
as Helen Wilton

Martin Henderson
as Andy 'Harold' Harris

Michael Kelly
as Jon Krakauer

Keira Knightley
as Jan Arnold

Jake Gyllenhaal
as Scott Fischer

Robin Wright
as Peach Weathers

Thomas M. Wright
as Michael Groom

Clive Standen
as Ed Viesturs

Naoko Mori
as Yasuko Namba

Mia Goth
as Meg Weathers

Elizabeth Debicki
as Caroline Mackenzie

Tom Goodman-Hill
as Neal Beidleman

Vanessa Kirby
as Sandy Hill Pittman

Mark Derwin
as Lou Kasischke

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
as Anatoli Boukreev

Ang Phula Sherpa
as Ang Dorjee

Charlotte Bøving
as Lene Gammelgaard

Pemba Sherpa
as Lopsang

Amy Shindler
as Charlotte Fox

Simon Harrison
as Tim Madsen

Chris Reilly
as Klev Schoening

Tim Dantay
as John Taske

Todd Boyce
as Frank Fischbeck

Justin Salinger
as Ian Woodall

Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltasarsson
as Bub Weathers

Demetri Goritsas
as Stuart Hutchison

Chike Chan
as Makalu Gau

Micah A. Hauptman
as David Breashears

Nancy Baldwin
as Janie

Lucy Newman-Williams
as Linda

Vijay Lama
as Colonel Madan

Avin Shah
as Co-Pilot

Johnny Otto
as Airline Captain (uncredited)

Andrew Moore
as South African Team Climber (uncredited)