Georges Payot Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Georges Payot
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Biography
In the 1960s, mountaineering became more and more technical and committed, the great ascents of this period were most often made by ropes of guides without clients. Distant expeditions are gradually becoming widespread. Georges Payot, originally from Chamonix, will be among the most active protagonists in the valley but also abroad. He was born in 1941, became a guide at the age of 20, and embarked on a career as a teacher at ENSA for several decades. Hyperactive and gifted, he made many openings: the first winter of the coveted north face of Les Drus in 1964, with Gérard Devouassoux and Yvon Masino; first of the Central Spur at the Aiguille Verte in 1962, with Martin, Contamine and Labrunie. He will also make high-flying ascents in the Himalayas: Ama Dablam, Annapurnna, Everest... Rescue being essentially organized by guides at the time, he led the search during the Kangchenjunga crash on January 24, 1966, 16 years after the crash of the Malabar Princess, belonging to the same company: Air India. The height of fate, his father, René Payot, died of an avalanche while rescuing during this first accident. A descendant of the large Payot family, Georges is to the Compagnie des Guides what the mountains are to Chamonix: inseparable.
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Bravo Marcel
L'Aiguille Verte
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Aiguille Verte, the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix is producing a film retracing the major dates of this summit which is so dear to it. 'La Verte' has been the object of desire for many mountaineers for a century and a half. Big names have paraded in search of this 4122 meter summit: Edward Whymper, Michel Croz, Albert Mummery, Armand Charlet, Marco Siffredi... La Verte has had a strong impact on the history of mountaineering, inspiring Gaston Rébuffat who warned the future contenders for this summit: "Before the Verte you are a climber, in the Verte you become a mountaineer".
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).
Makalu 8481m - West Pillar
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. Finally, it was Mellet and Seigneur who managed to reach the summit on May 23, 1971: 8481 m, temperature - 30°, oxygen 30%, no wind.
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