Adrien Dagory

Aconcagua is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Aconcagua. It was directed by Jérôme Equer in 1991 and produced by Dream Time Movies. It is a part of the series Les parois de la mémoire. It features Lucien Bérardini, Edmond Denis, Pierre Lesueur, Robert Paragot, Guy Poulet, Adrien Dagory and others.

The Aiguille du Midi is located in the Mont-Blanc massif and rises to 3842 meters. Albin Chalandon, Minister of Equipment and Housing, climbs this needle by l'Éperon des Cosmiques accompanied by Pierre Lerough, mountain guide. The film is a report by the French television broadcasted within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit' (Behind the scenes), a monthly sports news program created by Jacques Goddet and Raymond Marcillac, and broadcast on RTF Télévision then on the first channel of the ORTF from December 13, 1961 to August 16, 1972.

In this episode of Bold Journey, six Frenchmen climb the 2400 meters south face of South America's highest peak, Aconcagua. The incredible feat was achieved in 1954 by Robert Paragot, Guy Poulet, Lucien Berardini, Edmond Denis, Pierre Lesueur and Adrien Dagory. Bold Journey was a travelogue program broadcast by ABC television in the United States during the late 1950s. It consisted of films taken by explorers and adventurers during their travels to remote parts of the world. The films were usually set up by an interview between a program host and the guest, who then narrated his film with the aid of helpful questions from the host.