Everest Unmasked

Everest Unmasked

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1978
0h 52m
6.3(3 votes)
Documentary

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.

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Production Companies

Leo Dickinson Productions Limited

Cast & Crew

11 members
Acting

Reinhold Messner

Self

Reinhold Messner
Acting

Peter Habeler

Self

Peter Habeler
Directing

Leo Dickinson

Self

Leo Dickinson
Acting

Wolfgang Nairz

Self

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Acting

Robert Schauer

Self

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Acting

Helli Hagner

Self

No Image
Acting

Franz Oppurg

Self

No Image
Acting

Dawa Nuru Sherpa

Self

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Acting

Raimund Margreiter

Self

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Acting

George Mallory

Self (archive footage)

George Mallory
Acting

Sky du Mont

Narrator

Sky du Mont

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