Everest Unmasked
Overview
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.
Release date
11/04/1979
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Original Soundtrack
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National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni
Opera Vertical
Le Dernier Voyage de Patrick Edlinger
Katia, Closest to Heaven
Art of Freedom
Everest: The South West Face
Uncharted Lines
Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell
To Be First: The Quest for Yangmolong
Mountain Ride
The Velvet Queen
Salt and Rock
Sherpa: The Proving Grounds
Sahara Vertical
Fine Lines
Sahara - From Void To Rock
Hoggar '64
Flying High: Quest for Everest
Everest Turbo - La Tentation
Sahara Vertical