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Because The Mountain Was There

01/01/1971

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0hr 32min

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Documentary

,Adventure

STORY

On May 23, 1971, a French expedition led by Robert Paragot successfully climbed Makalu via its west pillar. Makalu is one of the five highest peaks in the world, located in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan border. Jean-Pierre Janssen and Lucien Bérardini filmed this expedition, where Robert Paragot spoke about the expedition conditions, life at altitude, and his state of mind as expedition leader. On the return to base camp, Jean-Pierre Janssen interviewed Lucien Berardini, Georges Payot, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, and Jean-Paul Paris, all of whom played a key role in bringing Bernard Mellet and Yannick Seigneur to the summit. Expedition members: Robert Paragot (expedition leader), Georges Payot, Yannick Seigneur, Claude Jager, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, Bernard Mellet, Lucien Bérardini, Jean-Paul Paris, Robert Jacob, Jacques Marchal (surgeon).

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Robert Paragot
  • Georges Payot
  • Yannick Seigneur
  • Claude Jager
  • François Guillot

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française

      Production Countries

    • France

    LANGUAGES

    • French

    Cast

    Robert Paragot

    Self

    Georges Payot

    Self

    Yannick Seigneur

    Self

    Claude Jager

    Self

    François Guillot

    Self

    Lucien Bérardini

    Self

    Bernard Mellet

    Self

    Jean-Claude Mosca

    Self

    Jean-Paul Paris

    Self

    Robert Jacob

    Self