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Documentary / Science / Medical
Le laboratoire face à l'Everest
Jim McKenna (1996)
The glass pyramid is the highest scientific laboratory in the world. Located opposite Everest, Nepal, at an altitude of 5030 metres, it hosts many researchers whose objective is to study the impact of very high altitude on the body. At this altitude, the human body must adapt. As with scuba diving, the hiker must mark landings every 510 metres. If the latter are not respected, the risk of 'mountain sickness' is very high, and this does not result in nausea and headaches at best, but can go as far as pulmonary or cerebral edema. Through various experiments on top athletes, a researcher is trying to understand these mechanisms in order to apply his findings to patients suffering from cardiovascular disease.Le laboratoire face à l'Everest
- 1996
- France
- 26 min
The glass pyramid is the highest scientific laboratory in the world. Located opposite Everest, Nepal, at an altitude of 5030 metres, it hosts many researchers whose objective is to study the impact of very high altitude on the body. At this altitude, the human body must adapt. As with scuba diving, the hiker must mark landings every 510 metres. If the latter are not respected, the risk of 'mountain sickness' is very high, and this does not result in nausea and headaches at best, but can go as far as pulmonary or cerebral edema. Through various experiments on top athletes, a researcher is trying to understand these mechanisms in order to apply his findings to patients suffering from cardiovascular disease.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Horizon Vertical - L’aventure Georgia Sat
Bruno Peyronnet (2008)
Horizon Vertical - L’aventure Georgia Sat is a documentary about alpinisme that takes place in Mount Worsley and Mont Paget. It was directed by Bruno Peyronnet in 2008 and produced by Réalpiniste. It features Isabelle Autissier, Lionel Daudet, Emmanuel Cauchy, Philippe Batoux, Agnès Lapeyre, Yann Gizendanner and others.Horizon Vertical - L’aventure Georgia Sat
- 2008
- France
- 48 min
Horizon Vertical - L’aventure Georgia Sat is a documentary about alpinisme that takes place in Mount Worsley and Mont Paget. It was directed by Bruno Peyronnet in 2008 and produced by Réalpiniste. It features Isabelle Autissier, Lionel Daudet, Emmanuel Cauchy, Philippe Batoux, Agnès Lapeyre, Yann Gizendanner and others.Climbing locations
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Le défi de Jamie
Ian Taylor (2001)
In May 2001 I returned to Chamonix, and with one of my doctors and his rescuers, I climbed the Cosmiques Arete on L’Aiguille du Midi, subject of a 50 minute documentary for French television called Le Defi de Jamie, broadcast on France 3 and winner of several film festival awards.- 2001
- France
- 52 min
In May 2001 I returned to Chamonix, and with one of my doctors and his rescuers, I climbed the Cosmiques Arete on L’Aiguille du Midi, subject of a 50 minute documentary for French television called Le Defi de Jamie, broadcast on France 3 and winner of several film festival awards.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Science / Medical
Les médecins des alpinistes
Bernard Germain (1996)
Les médecins des alpinistes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc. It was directed by Bernard Germain in 1996 and produced by Amas M3. It features Jean Clémençon, Christophe Profit, Anselme Baud, Jacques Foray, Claude Rey, Jean-Pierre Herry and others.- 1996
- France
- 27 min
Les médecins des alpinistes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc. It was directed by Bernard Germain in 1996 and produced by Amas M3. It features Jean Clémençon, Christophe Profit, Anselme Baud, Jacques Foray, Claude Rey, Jean-Pierre Herry and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Secours en montagne
Pascal Carron (2012)
Secours en montagne is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Verdon Gorge. It was directed by Pascal Carron in 2012 and produced by Gédéon. It is a part of the series Les secouristes de l'extrême (2/4). It features Emmanuel Cauchy.- 2012
- France, Canada
- 52 min
Secours en montagne is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Verdon Gorge. It was directed by Pascal Carron in 2012 and produced by Gédéon. It is a part of the series Les secouristes de l'extrême (2/4). It features Emmanuel Cauchy.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Science / Medical
Hypoxia
Charlie Buffet (2006)
How does the human body react when pushed into its limits? This episode of 'Beyond human limits' investigates through various experiments performed by alpinists and/or doctors about hypoxia, a disorder by which the complete body, or a region of it is deprived of the adequate oxygen supply. The documentary reviews the experience of Dr. Nicolas Jaeger, who in 1979 tested his own resistance to hypoxia, by living two months at an altitude of 6,700 meters on the highest peak of the Peruvian Andes, the Nevado Huascaran.- 2006
- Canada
- 52 min
How does the human body react when pushed into its limits? This episode of 'Beyond human limits' investigates through various experiments performed by alpinists and/or doctors about hypoxia, a disorder by which the complete body, or a region of it is deprived of the adequate oxygen supply. The documentary reviews the experience of Dr. Nicolas Jaeger, who in 1979 tested his own resistance to hypoxia, by living two months at an altitude of 6,700 meters on the highest peak of the Peruvian Andes, the Nevado Huascaran.Climbing locations
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Cold
Nicolas Gabriel (2006)
How does the human body react when pushed into its limits? This episode of 'Beyond human limits' explores the reaction of the human body to exposure to extreme temperatures below zero and tries to answer the following questions... What happens in extreme cold in the human body? When will lows become life-threatening? And: Is it possible to train your own body so that it can adapt better to the cold and survive longer? Dr. Emmanuel Cauchy, doctor and frostbite specialist, starts a self-experimentation with surprising results.- 2006
- Canada
- 52 min
How does the human body react when pushed into its limits? This episode of 'Beyond human limits' explores the reaction of the human body to exposure to extreme temperatures below zero and tries to answer the following questions... What happens in extreme cold in the human body? When will lows become life-threatening? And: Is it possible to train your own body so that it can adapt better to the cold and survive longer? Dr. Emmanuel Cauchy, doctor and frostbite specialist, starts a self-experimentation with surprising results.Climbing locations
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