CinemaOSMovie · 1989 · 0h 26m

Everest Turbo - La Tentation

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Less than two years after his serious road accident, Eric Escoffier brought together the "Turbo" team (Frédéric Ancey, Michel Fauquet, Christine Janin and Stéphane Schaffter) with whom he will attempt to climb Everest without oxygen and without prior acclimatization in the Himalayas, the project being to complete the Paris-Everest-Paris loop in two weeks. It is also a medical experiment: the athletes spend a week at Mont Blanc, at the Vallot observatory between 4000 and 4800m, then a week in a hypobaric chamber in Grenoble. Doctors (Dr. Richalet, Herry and Bittel) perform tests throughout this training, which will learn about how the body acclimatizes to altitude and allow applications in the management of mountain-related illnesses . On September 2, 1989, they arrived at Everest base camp in China. They attempted the ascent via the North Col but could not carry out their project, prevented by bad weather.

Directed byBernard Germain

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 26m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1989
Studios
MC4CNC

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Eric Escoffier

Eric Escoffier

Self

Christine Janin

Christine Janin

Self

Frédéric Ancey

Self

Michel Fauquet

Self

Stéphane Schaffter

Stéphane Schaffter

Self

Bruno Larive

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Bernard Germain
Bernard Germain
Written by
Bernard Germain
Bernard Germain

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