Les Conquérants De l'Impossible : Portrait De René Desmaison

Overview

This episode is part of the series "The Conquerors of the Impossible (2/3)". From the 1950s to the 1980s, René Desmaison achieved a large number of "firsts". A specialist in normal routes (west face of Les Drus, Pilier du Freyney, Shroud...), he experienced a tragedy at the Grandes Jorasses, where his exceptional resistance allowed him to survive against all logic. He is the first to claim the practice of the mountain as a high level sport. A man of contrasts, his apparent strength hides great shyness and an unalterable enthusiasm despite the years. Beyond mountaineering, it is the spirit of adventure that has always inhabited him. A whole life devoted to mountaineering.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1985

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

TF1,Ina,Les Films du Soleil

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site