Shakhaur 7116m, Face Nord

Overview

This film - without commentary and simply accompanied by local music - relates the 1969 ascent of the north face of Kohe Shakhawr, a Himalayan peak located on the border with Afghanistan, by mountaineers Benoît Mathieu, Jacques Soubis, René Thomas, Jean-Paul Paris, Isabelle Agresti, Henri Agresti, Roger Dietz, Jean-Pierre Frésafond, Paul Gendre, Claude Jager and Félix Magnin. As is often the case in Henri Agresti's films, there is an encounter with other peoples, other cultures, documented at length in the introduction. Then, after the interminable approach, the ascent begins: distribution of camps, successive assaults on the mountain, walking on steep scree and snowy slopes, climbing on icy walls... The arrival at the summit, without the aid of oxygen devices, seems to take place in slow motion: exhaustion mixes with the joy of the victorious mountaineers who will celebrate their success on their return to base camp on August 24, 1969.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1969

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Club Alpin Français (CAF)

Cast

Jacques Soubis,Jean-Pierre Frésafond,Benoît Mathieu,Félix Magnin,Henri Agresti,Claude Jager,Roger Dietz,Jean-Paul Paris,Paul Gendre,René Thomasand 1 more

Director

Henri Agresti

Writer

Henri Agresti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt37028231