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Ascent to Nanga Parbat

01/01/1979

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0hr 29min

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Documentary

,Adventure

STORY

A film about the 1979 expedition to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, led by Lyon native Jean-Pierre Frésafond. After a city tour, they set off by bus and then on foot with Sherpas to base camp. Having set out to attempt the Rupal Pillar, the expedition was unable to reach its objective in time (torrential rain, blocked roads, scree, etc.) and lost precious time before choosing to attempt the Mazeno Ridge by default. The team theoretically had the means to do so, since it brought together no fewer than 21 strong climbers, with a large core from Lyon—a concentration of talent rarely seen. But the resulting group dynamic worked contrary to expectations, and they had to settle for the most modest of consolation prizes: the ascent of the First Peak (6,880 meters). Frésafond recounted this in a book-testimony "The Revenge of the Himalayas - The Human Adventure at Nanga-Parbat".

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jean-Pierre Frésafond
  • Patrick Gabarrou
  • Bernard Muller

    Director

  • Bernard Muller

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Club Alpin Français (CAF)

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Jean-Pierre Frésafond

Self

Patrick Gabarrou

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