1962 • 45m
10 / 10
1 votes
Overview
Three years after the 1959 expedition, abandoned 350m from the summit, Lionel Terray leads a new assault on Jannu, one of the most demanding peaks in the Himalayas. At the base camp, equipment and food rations are prepared. The conditions are optimal and the ascent can begin. The camera follows the progress of the mountaineers and Sherpas as closely as possible, from one high-altitude camp to another: installing fixed ropes, progressing over crevasses, in the middle of frozen towers, vertically down immense ice falls or along the edge of sharp ridges. From 7000m, oxygen bottles become essential, as the difficulty of the climb prevents acclimatization. The expedition is a total success: the majority of its members reach the 7710m summit.Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Stars and Storms
1955
The Quest
1996
Sikkim
1971
Earth
2007
Touching the Void
2003
Stars at Noon
1959
To Be First: The Quest for Yangmolong
2014
Little Karim
1985
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Kaizen
2024
The Race for Everest
2003
Blindsight
2006
Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell
2013
Marco Étoile Filante
2008
L'Homme qui revient de haut
2004
Valley of Flowers
2006
Accidental Climber
2019
Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest
2024
Lost Horizon
1937