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Documentary / Portrait
Spider woman
Philippe Lallet (1992)
A kind of artistical portrait of Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route. Isabelle is presented in summer in the south of France, wearing a swimsuit, and rock climbing next to the sea. Through beautiful images, we see her swimming and climbing out of the water, climbing without a rope, in a spiderweb-shaped structure, and completing an overhanging route in Les Calanques.- 1992
- France
- 12 min
A kind of artistical portrait of Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route. Isabelle is presented in summer in the south of France, wearing a swimsuit, and rock climbing next to the sea. Through beautiful images, we see her swimming and climbing out of the water, climbing without a rope, in a spiderweb-shaped structure, and completing an overhanging route in Les Calanques.Climbing locations
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Profession grimpeur
Philippe Lallet (1985)
A documentary portrait about Eric Escoffier at the peak of his rock-climbing career. Escoffier is presented as the first mountain athlete with a complete preparation in the three different climbing disciplines: rock climbing, ice climbing, and free solo climbing and without any safety devices. The athlete is followed in some of his performances and in the 1986 Sport-Rock trials in Bardonecchia.- 1985
- France
- 26 min
A documentary portrait about Eric Escoffier at the peak of his rock-climbing career. Escoffier is presented as the first mountain athlete with a complete preparation in the three different climbing disciplines: rock climbing, ice climbing, and free solo climbing and without any safety devices. The athlete is followed in some of his performances and in the 1986 Sport-Rock trials in Bardonecchia.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Pap's et Zébulon
Philippe Lallet (1986)
Jean-Noel Roche (Pap's) and his 12-year-old son Bertrand (Zébulon) live a life of adventure and freedom in perfect harmony. Jean-Noel, 36 years old, is a mountain guide and has handed down to his son not only a love for the mountains but also a calculated sense of risk. His son climbed Mount Blanc and descended by paraglide when he was ten. In the film father and son, after having climbed the Monolithe de Sardières in France, travel to the United States, where they climb and paraglide in Castleton Tower and Black Canyon, just before moving to Yosemite Valley to climb and paraglide El Capitan.- 1986
- France
- 34 min
Jean-Noel Roche (Pap's) and his 12-year-old son Bertrand (Zébulon) live a life of adventure and freedom in perfect harmony. Jean-Noel, 36 years old, is a mountain guide and has handed down to his son not only a love for the mountains but also a calculated sense of risk. His son climbed Mount Blanc and descended by paraglide when he was ten. In the film father and son, after having climbed the Monolithe de Sardières in France, travel to the United States, where they climb and paraglide in Castleton Tower and Black Canyon, just before moving to Yosemite Valley to climb and paraglide El Capitan.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Les vacances d'Isabelle
Philippe Lallet (1989)
This report of the French television program Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême, broadcasted on TF1, presents us Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, climbing the spectacular Monkey Face in Smith Rock (USA) at the age of 22. The film was directed by Philippe Lallet.- 1989
- France
- 6 min
This report of the French television program Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême, broadcasted on TF1, presents us Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, climbing the spectacular Monkey Face in Smith Rock (USA) at the age of 22. The film was directed by Philippe Lallet.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Le Dhaulagiri, montagne des vents
Philippe Lallet (1985)
On October 4, 1984, two mountaineers from Grenoble, Pierre Beghin and Jean-Noël Roche, climb the south-west pillar of Dhaulagiri in alpine style and without supplemental oxygen. The route, opened by a wide and 'heavy' Japanese expedition in 1978, follows the western ridge and presents 3000m of vertical ascent in mixed terrain. Beghin and Roche complete the second ascent and the first one in alpine style. There, on the mountain of the winds, Jean-Noël Roche performs a paragliding flight from an altitude of more than 5000 meters.Le Dhaulagiri, montagne des vents
- 1985
- France
- 27 min
On October 4, 1984, two mountaineers from Grenoble, Pierre Beghin and Jean-Noël Roche, climb the south-west pillar of Dhaulagiri in alpine style and without supplemental oxygen. The route, opened by a wide and 'heavy' Japanese expedition in 1978, follows the western ridge and presents 3000m of vertical ascent in mixed terrain. Beghin and Roche complete the second ascent and the first one in alpine style. There, on the mountain of the winds, Jean-Noël Roche performs a paragliding flight from an altitude of more than 5000 meters.Climbing locations
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La Voie Royale
Philippe Lallet (1988)
This report of the French television program Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême, broadcasted on TF1, presents us Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion, and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, climbing Échographie (8a), a 350meters high multi-pitch route at the Verdon Gorge (France). A film directed by Philippe Lallet.- 1988
- France
- 7 min
This report of the French television program Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême, broadcasted on TF1, presents us Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion, and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, climbing Échographie (8a), a 350meters high multi-pitch route at the Verdon Gorge (France). A film directed by Philippe Lallet.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
La Forêt des Pierres
Philippe Lallet (1989)
This report of the French television program Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême, broadcasted on TF1, presents us Isabelle Patissier and a very young Stefan Glowacz, two world climbing champions, climbing together in the rocks of Meteora (Greece). The pair climb the vertical rock pillars and the houses that are built on top of them. Isabelle was the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route. The film was directed by Philippe Lallet.- 1989
- France
- 10 min
This report of the French television program Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême, broadcasted on TF1, presents us Isabelle Patissier and a very young Stefan Glowacz, two world climbing champions, climbing together in the rocks of Meteora (Greece). The pair climb the vertical rock pillars and the houses that are built on top of them. Isabelle was the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route. The film was directed by Philippe Lallet.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Bambous
Philippe Lallet (1987)
Hong Kong is a city of 5.5 million inhabitants who live in a limited space with about thirty financial centers of world interest. It is an incredible bridge between several continents, values, cultures, and civilizations. The hazardous scaffoldings of the skyscrapers are made of bamboo. Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, lands in Hong Kong to conquer these bamboo lattices in a search for new experiences to satisfy her climbing yearnings.- 1987
- France
- 30 min
Hong Kong is a city of 5.5 million inhabitants who live in a limited space with about thirty financial centers of world interest. It is an incredible bridge between several continents, values, cultures, and civilizations. The hazardous scaffoldings of the skyscrapers are made of bamboo. Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, lands in Hong Kong to conquer these bamboo lattices in a search for new experiences to satisfy her climbing yearnings.Climbing locations
