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Documentary / Live Broadcast
Sagarmatha 88 - Direct à l'Everest
Hervé Nicolas (1988)
480 minutes of absolute live broadcast on French Television during the ascent of Everest of the French expedition Sagarmatha 88. The first live broadcast of an Everest ascent. The program showed images on the progress of mountaineers, the Sherpa country, Nepalese sites and the technical and human resources used for this great adventure. The team, led by Serge Koenig could not provide live images from the top of the mountain as their television camera failed, but they succeed in making a live audio transmission from the summit.Sagarmatha 88 - Direct à l'Everest
Hervé Nicolas, Pierre Rossolin
- 1988
- France
- 480 min
480 minutes of absolute live broadcast on French Television during the ascent of Everest of the French expedition Sagarmatha 88. The first live broadcast of an Everest ascent. The program showed images on the progress of mountaineers, the Sherpa country, Nepalese sites and the technical and human resources used for this great adventure. The team, led by Serge Koenig could not provide live images from the top of the mountain as their television camera failed, but they succeed in making a live audio transmission from the summit.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Sagarmatha 88
Hervé Nicolas (1988)
Everest Ascent and Tragedy. A French expedition of Chamonix guides was led by Serge Koenig and composed of Denis Ducroz, Hervé Thivièrge, Alain Payot, Jean-Paul Chassagne, Marc Galy, Daniel Audibert and Jean-Paul Balmat. They had hoped to broadcast for television from the summit. On October 12, Koenig and Lhakpa Sherpa left the South Col and arrived on top at 1:30 P.M. Their television camera failed and so they left it on the summit for a second try later. On the descent they met Galy and Lhakpa’s brother Pasang Temba. Some time later, Galy descended to the South Col, figuring it too risky to continue.Hervé Nicolas, Pierre Rossolin
- 1988
- France
- 52 min
Everest Ascent and Tragedy. A French expedition of Chamonix guides was led by Serge Koenig and composed of Denis Ducroz, Hervé Thivièrge, Alain Payot, Jean-Paul Chassagne, Marc Galy, Daniel Audibert and Jean-Paul Balmat. They had hoped to broadcast for television from the summit. On October 12, Koenig and Lhakpa Sherpa left the South Col and arrived on top at 1:30 P.M. Their television camera failed and so they left it on the summit for a second try later. On the descent they met Galy and Lhakpa’s brother Pasang Temba. Some time later, Galy descended to the South Col, figuring it too risky to continue.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
La femme de Denali
Henri Agresti (1977)
La femme de Denali is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mount Foraker. It was directed by Henri Agresti in 1977. It features Henri Agresti, Jean-Paul Bouquier, Jean-Marie Galmiche, Werner Landry, Gérard Creton, Isabelle Agresti and others.- 1977
- France
- 45 min
La femme de Denali is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mount Foraker. It was directed by Henri Agresti in 1977. It features Henri Agresti, Jean-Paul Bouquier, Jean-Marie Galmiche, Werner Landry, Gérard Creton, Isabelle Agresti and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Guides&Cie
Gilles Chappaz (2014)
Guides&Cie is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Aiguilles De Chamonix. It was directed by Gilles Chappaz in 2014 and produced by Seven Doc. It features Georges Payot, Christophe Profit, Patrick Ancey, Jean Blanchard, Hervé Thivierge, Christian Mollier and others.- 2014
- France
- 73 min
Guides&Cie is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Aiguilles De Chamonix. It was directed by Gilles Chappaz in 2014 and produced by Seven Doc. It features Georges Payot, Christophe Profit, Patrick Ancey, Jean Blanchard, Hervé Thivierge, Christian Mollier and others.Climbing locations
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Docudrama / Historical
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Richard Else (1991)
First episode of 'The climbers', a six-part series on the history of mountaineering produced by Chris Bonington and Richard Else for the BBC. This episode recreates Alfred Mummery's first ascent of the Grepon, in the French Alps in 1881. Chris Bonington dons tweeds, woollen stockings and velour hat to re-create Alfred Mummery's classic ascent. As Bonington says, Mummery could be described more than anyone as the father of modern alpinism.- 1991
- UK
- 30 min
First episode of 'The climbers', a six-part series on the history of mountaineering produced by Chris Bonington and Richard Else for the BBC. This episode recreates Alfred Mummery's first ascent of the Grepon, in the French Alps in 1881. Chris Bonington dons tweeds, woollen stockings and velour hat to re-create Alfred Mummery's classic ascent. As Bonington says, Mummery could be described more than anyone as the father of modern alpinism.Climbing locations
