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Everest 78, or the French on top of the world (1978)

Everest 78, or the French on top of the world (1978)

Adventure Documentary
Release Date: 1978, October 15
Directors: Christian Brincourt, Jean-Claude Odin
Countries: France
Production: TF1, TF1
Cast: Kurt Diemberger, Pierre Mazeaud, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean-François Mazeaud, Claude Deck

Overview:

It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time, reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, accompanied by Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and cameraman. A performance broadcast live on the radio thanks to the France inter teams and filmed for television by TF1. Christian Brincourt, a great French reporter, tells us about this expedition and questions the members of the expedition on their motivations. With Pierre Mazeaud (expedition leader), Jean-François Mazeaud (doctor), Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean Afanassieff, Kurt Diemberger.

Keywords:

extreme sports himalaya mountain range mount everest mountaineering goat climber alpinism mountain documentary