For twenty years, the Beghin-Lafaille route on the South Face of Annapurna was considered one of the most difficult and dangerous in the Himalayas. In the autumn of 2013, it was climbed first by Ueli Steck solo, and then by the team of Yannick Graziani and Stéphane Benoist. It is an extraordinary route that profoundly changed the lives of those who tackled it. The film recounts the remarkable convergence of destinies surrounding this climb and explores how such an ascent can transform a life. Drawing inspiration from the experiences of astronauts returning from the moon—who suffered from "absolute achievement" syndrome—the filmmakers sought to understand how the deep-seated drives that compel mountaineers to prepare for and commit to such climbs can shatter at the very moment a lifelong goal appears to have been reached.
Christophe Raylat
Director, Writer
Bertrand Delapierre
Writer, Director
Ueli Steck
Self
Yannick Graziani
Self
Stéphane Benoist
Self
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Self (archive footage)
Maurice Herzog
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Béghin
Self (archive footage)
Iñaki Ochoa de Olza
Self (archive footage)
Dougal Haston
Self (archive footage)
Chris Bonington
Self (archive footage)
Meru74%
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible73%
La Panthère des neiges79%
Everest66%
The Dawn Wall80%
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes76%
Valley Uprising77%
Lost on Everest76%
Free Solo78%
Kaizen: 1 an pour gravir l'Everest73%
Explorer: The Last Tepui75%
Sherpa74%
The Eagle Huntress70%
The Alpinist78%
Earth76%
Mountain69%
Les Saisons70%
The Art of Flight78%
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey77%
Alone in the Wilderness79%
