Everest Unmasked

Everest Unmasked

1978 en 52 minutes

Rating: 6.3

Plot

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.

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Cast

Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner

Self

Peter Habeler

Peter Habeler

Self

Leo Dickinson

Leo Dickinson

Self

Wolfgang Nairz

Wolfgang Nairz

Self

Robert Schauer

Robert Schauer

Self

Helli Hagner

Helli Hagner

Self

Franz Oppurg

Franz Oppurg

Self

Dawa Nuru Sherpa

Dawa Nuru Sherpa

Self

Raimund Margreiter

Raimund Margreiter

Self

George Mallory

George Mallory

Self (archive footage)

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Narrator

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