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Makalu 8481m - West Pillar

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Adventure

The French Alpine Club's film about the French expedition to conquer Makalu (8481m) via the west pillar in Nepal, which began on February 24, 1971. Composed of 11 mountaineers, Robert Paragot (expedition leader), Georges Payot, Lucien Berardini, Yannick Seigneur, Claude Jager, Jean-Paul Paris, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, Bernard Mellet, Robert Jacob and Jacques Marchal (surgeon), it took twenty-five days of walking on the Himalayan trails with 460 porters and 18 Sherpas to transport 14 tons of equipment to reach the base camp. Finally, it was Mellet and Seigneur who managed to reach the summit on May 23, 1971: 8481 m, temperature - 30°, oxygen 30%, no wind.

Date: 06/26/1971
Rating: 10.0
Cast: Lucien Bérardini, Robert Paragot, Yannick Seigneur, Bernard Mellet, François Guillot, Georges Payot, Claude Jager, Jean-Claude Mosca, Jean-Paul Paris, Robert Jacob, Jacques Marchal

Lucien Bérardini as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Lucien Bérardini

Robert Paragot as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Robert Paragot

Yannick Seigneur as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Yannick Seigneur

Bernard Mellet as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Bernard Mellet

François Guillot as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar François Guillot

Georges Payot as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Georges Payot

Claude Jager as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Claude Jager

Jean-Claude Mosca

Jean-Paul Paris as Self in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar Jean-Paul Paris

Robert Jacob

Jacques Marchal