Because The Mountain Was There

Because The Mountain Was There backdrop
Poster for Because The Mountain Was There
MOVIE

Because The Mountain Was There

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).

Original Title

Parce Que La Montagne Était Là

Release Date

1971-01-01

Year

1971

Duration

32m

Status

Released

Score

5.50

Production

#summit#mountaineering#alpinism#mountain-documentary#french-climbers#french-expedition#himalaya#8000-summits#makalu#himalayism

Cast

Robert Paragot

Robert Paragot

Georges Payot

Georges Payot

Yannick Seigneur

Yannick Seigneur

Claude Jager

Claude Jager

François Guillot

François Guillot

Lucien Bérardini

Lucien Bérardini

Bernard Mellet

Bernard Mellet

Jean-Claude Mosca

Jean-Claude Mosca

Jean-Paul Paris

Jean-Paul Paris

No Image

Robert Jacob