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Synopsis
A climb to mark the 100th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, live on TV. The programme, a coproduction of the Swiss, French, Italian and British televisions, was shown throughout Europe, in the United States and in Japan in a series of 5 broadcasts between 8 and 16h. This film, by the Swiss television, is a summary of the live broadcasts in a in a single program. Ian McNaught-Davis roped with the guide Heinrich Taugwalder and Jean Juge with Robert Bichler narrating the ascent while they climb by the original Whymper route. They follow the progression of Michel Darbellay and Hilti von Allmen who climb the north face by the Schmidt route. The program ends when all the teams meet at the summit.
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Key crew
- Walter PluessDirector
Cast
- Ian McNaught-DavisSelf
- Heinrich TaugwalderSelf
- Jean JugeSelf
- Robert BichlerSelf (narrator)
- Hamish MacInnesSelf
- David CrabbeSelf
- Hilti von AllmenSelf
- John CleareSelf
- Dick CooperSelf
- Michel DarbellaySelf
- Chris BrasherSelf
- Edward WhymperSelf (related character)
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Themes
mountaineerclimbingmountain climbingmountaineeringmountaineering documentary