Passang Sherpa

Through the testimony of great mountaineers and Himalayans and the views of journalists, historians and Himalayans on the way to an attempt to open a new path to Amnye Machen (Tibet), the author tries to find an explanation for the desire to go 'up there' when there is a risk of not returning. With the testimonies of: Jean-Michel Asselin, Christine Janin, François Damilano, Pierre Mazeaud, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, Patrick Berhault, Reinhold Messner, Bertrand Roche dit Zébulon, Katia Buffetrille, Elizabeth Hawley, Junko Tabei, Sylvie Braud, Kurt Diemberger.

Désir d'Everest is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest and Gasherbrum I - Hidden Peak. It was directed by Bernard Germain in 1991 and produced by Christine Janin Organisation. It features Christine Janin, Pascal Tournaire, Marc Batard, Maurice Brisard, Érik Decamp, Yves Lebissonnais and others.