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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Verticale Boréale
Bruno Peyronnet (2016)
Beyond the Arctic Circle, time and erosion have sculpted veritable granite cathedrals overlooking immense glacial valleys. A magnificent natural spectacle, but also a major challenge for any climber. This is the adventure that Christophe Dumarest and Antoine Rolle lived on a big wall in Greenland. The Fox Jaws massif dominates a beautiful and isolated fjord there, on the east coast of the island. Verticale Boréale embarks on an unusual journey between sporting adventure, history of friends, and discovery of a once-secret territory, but fully open to exploration tourism.Bruno Peyronnet, Christophe Dumarest
- 2016
- France
- 53 min
Beyond the Arctic Circle, time and erosion have sculpted veritable granite cathedrals overlooking immense glacial valleys. A magnificent natural spectacle, but also a major challenge for any climber. This is the adventure that Christophe Dumarest and Antoine Rolle lived on a big wall in Greenland. The Fox Jaws massif dominates a beautiful and isolated fjord there, on the east coast of the island. Verticale Boréale embarks on an unusual journey between sporting adventure, history of friends, and discovery of a once-secret territory, but fully open to exploration tourism.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Gary Hemming
Jean Afanassieff (1996)
he American Alpine climber Gary Hemming was a figure of the 60’s. The story of this out-of-the-common character is closely linked to that of the mountain rescue in Les Drus in 1966, in the mont Blanc range, a rescue he took the initiative for. The press fell on the event and raised Gary Hemming to the status of a national hero. All the papers show on the front page this big young man who looks like a 'beatnik' dressed all anyhow, with a wide smile and long fair hair. From then on, he is nicknamed the beatnik of the summits. In Chamonix he is already known. Gary landed in France in 1960 and while preparing a university degree in Grenoble, he devotes himself to his passion: climbing.- 1996
- France
- 25 min
he American Alpine climber Gary Hemming was a figure of the 60’s. The story of this out-of-the-common character is closely linked to that of the mountain rescue in Les Drus in 1966, in the mont Blanc range, a rescue he took the initiative for. The press fell on the event and raised Gary Hemming to the status of a national hero. All the papers show on the front page this big young man who looks like a 'beatnik' dressed all anyhow, with a wide smile and long fair hair. From then on, he is nicknamed the beatnik of the summits. In Chamonix he is already known. Gary landed in France in 1960 and while preparing a university degree in Grenoble, he devotes himself to his passion: climbing.Climbing locations
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Le skieur du vide
Alain Tixier (1990)
Pierre Tardivel has been one of the best extreme skiers since the 1990s. A great specialist in impossible descents, he tried the north face of Les Courtes, a 900 m wall with a 65° slope. Turning after turning, Pierre controls his speed, contracts, observes and locates the place where he will pass. Risks of avalanches, falls, the feat is not without risk. Extreme skiing has evolved considerably since its inception: material, style... This archival document pays tribute to the one who has made this sport evolve in the most significant way possible: to achieve impossible feats.- 1990
- France
- 23 min
Pierre Tardivel has been one of the best extreme skiers since the 1990s. A great specialist in impossible descents, he tried the north face of Les Courtes, a 900 m wall with a 65° slope. Turning after turning, Pierre controls his speed, contracts, observes and locates the place where he will pass. Risks of avalanches, falls, the feat is not without risk. Extreme skiing has evolved considerably since its inception: material, style... This archival document pays tribute to the one who has made this sport evolve in the most significant way possible: to achieve impossible feats.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Chamonix - Berceau et Royaume de l'Alpinisme
Cécile Dechambre (1998)
Chamonix owes its international reputation to mountaineering, of which it is the cradle and kingdom. It was indeed from Chamonix that the first ascent of Mont-Blanc began in 1786, and it is also in Chamonix that all the great names in mountaineering, including Gaston Rébuffat, passed, today all the peaks, slopes and ridges are prestigious destinations for thousands of enthusiasts. This program allows you to relive this prestigious past but also offers you the opportunity to experience medium and high mountain races, canyoning and paragliding over the wonderful Chamonix Valley.Chamonix - Berceau et Royaume de l'Alpinisme
Cécile Dechambre, Cécile Majnoni
- 1998
- France
- 61 min
Chamonix owes its international reputation to mountaineering, of which it is the cradle and kingdom. It was indeed from Chamonix that the first ascent of Mont-Blanc began in 1786, and it is also in Chamonix that all the great names in mountaineering, including Gaston Rébuffat, passed, today all the peaks, slopes and ridges are prestigious destinations for thousands of enthusiasts. This program allows you to relive this prestigious past but also offers you the opportunity to experience medium and high mountain races, canyoning and paragliding over the wonderful Chamonix Valley.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
La Grande Cordée
Jean Afanassieff (1997)
French mountaineering after the war underwent great renewal. In contrast to aristocratic mountaineering with personalities like Henri de Ségogne, and professional mountaineering with guides as the emblematic figures, a new form of amateur mountaineering developed from the Parisian working classes: 'cheeky' mountaineering. The Robert Paragot-Lucien Bérardini team is the most striking illustration of this. Insolent, iconoclastic, anticonformist, they symbolise the post-war climbers from modest backgrounds who, caring nothing for conventions and rules, upset the stereotypes of the 'perfect mountaineer'.- 1997
- France
- 52 min
French mountaineering after the war underwent great renewal. In contrast to aristocratic mountaineering with personalities like Henri de Ségogne, and professional mountaineering with guides as the emblematic figures, a new form of amateur mountaineering developed from the Parisian working classes: 'cheeky' mountaineering. The Robert Paragot-Lucien Bérardini team is the most striking illustration of this. Insolent, iconoclastic, anticonformist, they symbolise the post-war climbers from modest backgrounds who, caring nothing for conventions and rules, upset the stereotypes of the 'perfect mountaineer'.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Guido Magnone - L'artiste
Jean Afanassieff (1997)
Guido Magnone arrives in France at the age of three. After studying art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he discovered the mountain and quickly became one of the best climbers of his generation. He made prestigious conquests such as the western face of the Drus in the Alps, the first climbs of Fitz Roy in Patagonia with Lionel Terray or Makalu in the Himalayas. He also undertakes many expeditions in the Caucasus, the Rockies ... Magnone also participated in the creation of UCPA (Union des Centres Sportifs de Plein Air)and was president of the Groupe de Haute Montagne from 1961 to 1965.- 1997
- France
- 25 min
Guido Magnone arrives in France at the age of three. After studying art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he discovered the mountain and quickly became one of the best climbers of his generation. He made prestigious conquests such as the western face of the Drus in the Alps, the first climbs of Fitz Roy in Patagonia with Lionel Terray or Makalu in the Himalayas. He also undertakes many expeditions in the Caucasus, the Rockies ... Magnone also participated in the creation of UCPA (Union des Centres Sportifs de Plein Air)and was president of the Groupe de Haute Montagne from 1961 to 1965.Climbing locations
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Paragot-Bérardini - La cordee des Voyous
Jean Afanassieff (1997)
Paragot-Bérardini - La cordee des Voyous is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Huascarán and Aconcagua. It was directed by Jean Afanassieff in 1997 and produced by MC4. It features Robert Paragot, Lucien Bérardini, Bernard Giraudeau and Yannick Seigneur.Paragot-Bérardini - La cordee des Voyous
- 1997
- France
- 26 min
Paragot-Bérardini - La cordee des Voyous is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Huascarán and Aconcagua. It was directed by Jean Afanassieff in 1997 and produced by MC4. It features Robert Paragot, Lucien Bérardini, Bernard Giraudeau and Yannick Seigneur.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
La zone de la mort
Claude Andrieux (1996)
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.- 1996
- France
- 27 min
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.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, une histoire de conquêtes
Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis (2015)
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, une histoire de conquêtes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Mont Blanc. It was directed by Jeanne Mascolo de Fillipis in 2015 and produced by Point Prod. It features Jean-Christophe Rufin.Chamonix - Mont Blanc, une histoire de conquêtes
- 2015
- France
- 52 min
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, une histoire de conquêtes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Mont Blanc. It was directed by Jeanne Mascolo de Fillipis in 2015 and produced by Point Prod. It features Jean-Christophe Rufin.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Galzen, le cantonnier de l'Everest
Michel Pellé (2000)
Galzen, le cantonnier de l'Everest is a documentary about alpinisme that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Michel Pellé in 2000 and produced by MC4. It features Michel Pellé and Galzen Sherpa.Galzen, le cantonnier de l'Everest
- 2000
- France
- 28 min
Galzen, le cantonnier de l'Everest is a documentary about alpinisme that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Michel Pellé in 2000 and produced by MC4. It features Michel Pellé and Galzen Sherpa.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Le voyage d'un vauclusien à l'Everest
Bernard Germain (1990)
Le voyage d'un vauclusien à l'Everest is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Bernard Germain in 1990 and produced by MC4. It features Bruno Gallet.Le voyage d'un vauclusien à l'Everest
- 1990
- France
- 14 min
Le voyage d'un vauclusien à l'Everest is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Bernard Germain in 1990 and produced by MC4. It features Bruno Gallet.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Travelogue
Nomade à la verticale
Denis Ducroz (1988)
Filmed in Jordan, this documentary explores the beautiful world of the vertical nomads, both French and Bedouin.- 1988
- France
- 27 min
Filmed in Jordan, this documentary explores the beautiful world of the vertical nomads, both French and Bedouin.Climbing locations