Everest Unmasked

Mar 4 1981 N/A 0h 52m
Documentary

Record of the first ascent of Everest made without the use of oxygen equipment, made in May 1978 by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Could it be done? Would their blood vessels burst? Would they suffer brain damage leading to madness? Nobody was sure. Messner: 'I would never come here for trying Everest with oxygen. That is not a challenge for me.' A fascinating piece of history, well filmed by Leo Dickinson and Eric Jones (above the South Col Messner used a cine camera to continue the filming), featuring Messner and Habeler's thoughts. The film follows the usual sequence from Namche to Base Camp, through the Icefall, to Camps I, II and III. It also shows historical footage of the pioneering Mallory and Shipton expeditions.

Plot

Legendary high-altitude climber Reinhold Messner pushes himself to the limit in achieving the first successful summit without the use of supplemental oxygen.

Written by

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Directed by

Leo Dickinson

Cast

Reinhold Messner, Peter Habeler, Eric Jones

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Leo Dickinson Productions Limited, Dragon Digital Intermediate, Orana Films

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

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99
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
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