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Makalu 8481m - West Pillar (1971)

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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Lucien Bérardini profile
Lucien Bérardini

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Lucien Bérardini profile
Lucien Bérardini

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Robert Paragot profile
Robert Paragot

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Yannick Seigneur profile
Yannick Seigneur

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Bernard Mellet profile
Bernard Mellet

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François Guillot profile
François Guillot

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Georges Payot profile
Georges Payot

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Claude Jager profile
Claude Jager

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Jean-Claude Mosca profile
Jean-Claude Mosca

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Jean-Paul Paris profile
Jean-Paul Paris

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Robert Jacob profile
Robert Jacob

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Jacques Marchal profile
Jacques Marchal

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Lucien Bérardini profile
Lucien Bérardini

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Robert Paragot profile
Robert Paragot

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Yannick Seigneur profile
Yannick Seigneur

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Bernard Mellet profile
Bernard Mellet

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François Guillot profile
François Guillot

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Georges Payot profile
Georges Payot

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Claude Jager profile
Claude Jager

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Jean-Claude Mosca profile
Jean-Claude Mosca

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Jean-Paul Paris profile
Jean-Paul Paris

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Robert Jacob profile
Robert Jacob

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Jacques Marchal profile
Jacques Marchal

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Release Date

June 26, 1971

Original Language

French

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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