In 1961 the southern face of the Central Pillar of Mont Blanc was still unclimbed. Two roped parties of climbers decided to come together to attempt to open a new route. Four days of violent storms caught the climbers just 80 metres from the summit. Of the seven climbers, only three returned home. One of the most intense and dramatic events in the history of climbing relives on the big screen, thanks to accounts and images of the feat.
Andrea Federico
Director, Writer
Walter Bonatti
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Mazeaud
Self
Mirella Vescovi Tenderini
Self
Caterina Caramello
Self
Andrea Oggioni
Self (archive footage)
Riuggero Pellin
Self
Renato Petigax
Self
Dino Piazza
Self
Emilio Valsecchi
Self
Everest66%
Valley Uprising77%
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible73%
180° South72%
The Alpinist78%
Mountain69%
Free Solo78%
Meru74%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
The Art of Flight78%
Sherpa74%
I Want to Return Return Return67%
The Dawn Wall80%
One Life75%
The Great White Silence78%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
42 Up75%
7 Plus Seven72%
Facing Ali73%
The Class of ‘9271%
