Everest 78, or the French on top of the world
10.0/ 10 1 votes 1978-10-15 1h 31m 1 popularity
It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time, reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, accompanied by Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and cameraman. A performance broadcast live on the radio thanks to the France inter teams and filmed for television by TF1. Christian Brincourt, a great French reporter, tells us about this expedition and questions the members of the expedition on their motivations. With Pierre Mazeaud (expedition leader), Jean-François Mazeaud (doctor), Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean Afanassieff, Kurt Diemberger.
Director: Christian Brincourt
Pierre Mazeaud
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Jean Afanassieff
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Nicolas Jaeger
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Raymond Despiau
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Walter Cecchinel
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Kurt Diemberger
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Jean-François Mazeaud
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Claude Deck
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