
Plot
Three years after the 1959 expedition, abandoned 350m from the summit, Lionel Terray leads a new assault on Jannu, one of the most demanding peaks in the Himalayas. At the base camp, equipment and food rations are prepared. The conditions are optimal and the ascent can begin. The camera follows the progress of the mountaineers and Sherpas as closely as possible, from one high-altitude camp to another: installing fixed ropes, progressing over crevasses, in the middle of frozen towers, vertically down immense ice falls or along the edge of sharp ridges. From 7000m, oxygen bottles become essential, as the difficulty of the climb prevents acclimatization. The expedition is a total success: the majority of its members reach the 7710m summit.
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Cast

Lionel Terray
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Robert Paragot
Self

Guido Magnone
Self

Jean Ravier
Self

Jean Franco
Self

René Desmaison
Self

René Vernadet
Self

André Bertrand
Self

Gyalzen Mitchung Sherpa
Self

Wangdi Sherpa
Self

Yves Pollet-Villard
Self

Guy de Haynin
Self