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Because The Mountain Was There (1971)

Because The Mountain Was There (1971)

Adventure Documentary
Release Date: 1971, January 1
Directors: Jean-Pierre Janssen
Countries: France
Production: ORTF, ORTF
Cast: Robert Jacob, Georges Payot, Robert Paragot, Lucien Bérardini, Yannick Seigneur, François Guillot, Jean-Claude Mosca, Bernard Mellet, Claude Jager, Jean-Paul Paris, Jacques Marchal

Overview:

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).

Keywords:

summit mountaineering alpinism french climbers himalaya mountain documentary french expedition 8000 summits himalayism makalu