Makalu 8481m - West Pillar

Makalu 8481m - West Pillar

1971
27m
10.0

10.0/10

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Documentary Adventure
Overview

The French Alpine Club's film about the French expedition to conquer Makalu (8481m) via the west pillar in Nepal, which began on February 24, 1971. Composed of 11 mountaineers, Robert Paragot (expedition leader), Georges Payot, Lucien Berardini, Yannick Seigneur, Claude Jager, Jean-Paul Paris, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, Bernard Mellet, Robert Jacob and Jacques Marchal (surgeon), it took twenty-five days of walking on the Himalayan trails with 460 porters and 18 Sherpas to transport 14 tons of equipment to reach the base camp. Finally, it was Mellet and Seigneur who managed to reach the summit on May 23, 1971: 8481 m, temperature - 30°, oxygen 30%, no wind.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Club Alpin Français (CAF)
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

mountaineering alpinism mountain documentary french climbers french expedition 8000 summits makalu himalayism club alpin français

Quick Facts

Original Title Makalu 8481m - Pilier Ouest
Release Date June 26, 1971
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt36999100
Website Visit Site

Cast

Lucien Bérardini
Lucien Bérardini

Self

Robert Paragot
Robert Paragot

Self

Yannick Seigneur
Yannick Seigneur

Self

Bernard Mellet
Bernard Mellet

Self

François Guillot
François Guillot

Self

Georges Payot
Georges Payot

Self

Claude Jager
Claude Jager

Self

Jean-Claude Mosca
Jean-Claude Mosca

Self

Jean-Paul Paris
Jean-Paul Paris

Self

Robert Jacob
Robert Jacob

Self

Jacques Marchal
Jacques Marchal

Self

Key Crew

Lucien Bérardini
Director