Because The Mountain Was There
Because The Mountain Was There

Because The Mountain Was There

5.5

0 hr 32 min

1971-01-01

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On May 23, 1971, a French expedition led by Robert Paragot successfully climbed Makalu via its west pillar. Makalu is one of the five highest peaks in the world, located in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan border. Jean-Pierre Janssen and Lucien Bérardini filmed this expedition, where Robert Paragot spoke about the expedition conditions, life at altitude, and his state of mind as expedition leader. On the return to base camp, Jean-Pierre Janssen interviewed Lucien Berardini, Georges Payot, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, and Jean-Paul Paris, all of whom played a key role in bringing Bernard Mellet and Yannick Seigneur to the summit. Expedition members: Robert Paragot (expedition leader), Georges Payot, Yannick Seigneur, Claude Jager, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, Bernard Mellet, Lucien Bérardini, Jean-Paul Paris, Robert Jacob, Jacques Marchal (surgeon).

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Robert Paragot

Robert Paragot

Self

Georges Payot

Georges Payot

Self

Yannick Seigneur

Yannick Seigneur

Self

Claude Jager

Claude Jager

Self

François Guillot

François Guillot

Self

Lucien Bérardini

Lucien Bérardini

Self

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