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Christophe (1985)

Christophe (1985)

Documentary
Release Date: 1985, January 1
Directors: Nicolas Philibert
Countries: France
Production: Antenne 2, Maison du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel à Grenoble et dans l'Isère
Cast: Christophe Profit

Overview:

It is 1 p.m. on June 30, 1982, when Christophe Profit, 24, shows up at the foot of Les Drus with his pof bag, his climbing shoes and nothing else. He will try the west face of Les Drus in "solo", in the Mont Blanc massif by "Directe Américaine", 1100 meters of vertical and smooth rock. Christophe will achieve the feat of climbing the wall in free solo, without using a rope or any belaying technique. At 4:10 p.m., barely more than three hours after the start of his ascent, the new climbing star can embrace the Virgin of the Drus at the same time as the career of a high-level mountaineer. Three years later, on July 25, 1985, he climbed the north faces of the Matterhorn, the Eiger and the Jorasses in the same day. Awarded at many mountain film festivals, this great documentary is a magnificent testimony to one man's passion for climbing, the mountains and adventure.

Keywords:

mountain climbing extreme sports solo climbing french alps sports documentary alpinism chamonix alpes