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The Death Zone (1996)

The Death Zone (1996)

Documentary
Release Date: 1996, January 1
Directors: Claude Andrieux
Countries: France
Production: MC4, France 3
Cast: Benoît Chamoux, Eric Escoffier, Kurt Diemberger, Valentin Traversi, Jean-Michel Asselin, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, Pierre Béghin, Pierre Royer, Erhard Loretan, Érik Decamp

Overview:

To understand the difficulties of an ascent to over eight thousand metres, it is enough to remember the almost 300 victims these peaks have claimed. The Swiss alpinist Ehrart Loretan, the third alpinist in the world to have climbed all 14 8,000, and the Austrian alpinist Kurt Diemgerger cover the whole history of the conquest of the world’s 8,000, from the fifties to the present day, together with other alpinists and film directors who have climbed them. They talk about their experienced when they ventured into the death zone.

Keywords:

himalaya mountain range mount everest mountaineering alpinism k2 summit karakorum nanga parbat annapurna kangchenjunga himalayan expedition himalayism death zone