Poster of Makalu 8481m - West Pillar

Makalu 8481m - West Pillar

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, June 26 1971
53 years ago
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Portrait of Lucien BérardiniLucien Bérardini. Lucien Bérardini was 40 in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 24 1930 –
Died: Thu, Oct 13 2005
Portrait of Robert ParagotRobert Paragot. Robert Paragot was 44 in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 03 1927 –
Died: Thu, Oct 24 2019
Portrait of Yannick SeigneurYannick Seigneur. Yannick Seigneur was 30 in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, May 24 1941 –
Died: Wed, Nov 28 2001
Portrait of Bernard MelletBernard Mellet. Bernard Mellet was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of François GuillotFrançois Guillot. François Guillot was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Georges PayotGeorges Payot. Georges Payot was 30 in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1941
Portrait of Claude JagerClaude Jager. Claude Jager was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jean-Claude MoscaJean-Claude Mosca. Jean-Claude Mosca was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jean-Paul ParisJean-Paul Paris. Jean-Paul Paris was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert JacobRobert Jacob. Robert Jacob was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jacques MarchalJacques Marchal. Jacques Marchal was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Lucien BérardiniLucien Bérardini. Lucien Bérardini was 40 in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Director, Cinematography'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 24 1930 –
Died: Thu, Oct 13 2005
Portrait of Jean-Marie PerthuisJean-Marie Perthuis. Jean-Marie Perthuis was >> in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jean-Paul JanssenJean-Paul Janssen. Jean-Paul Janssen was 30 in Makalu 8481m - West Pillar as 'Technical Advisor'
Birthday: Wed, Jul 10 1940 –
Died: Fri, Feb 21 1986