The read
It runs a compact 50m.
Synopsis
"Edward Whymper's relentless siege of the Matterhorn in 1865 ended in controversy when four of his companions plunged to their deaths an hour after leaving the summit... The documentary is the second episode of 'Mountain men', a British documentary series looking at the achievements of pioneering mountaineers. The series, accompanied by unique archival materials, detailed maps, and photographs, invites us to follow in the footsteps of these fearless explorers, and tells us their stories with all the romance and audacity, bravado and suffering, courage and miscalculation intact."
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Key crew
- Mick ConefreyDirector
Cast
- Stephen Venablesself
- Ken Wilsonself
- Fergus Flemingself
- Naido Carrelself
- Nigella Hallself
- Luca Bichself
- Ed Douglasself
- Pen Hadowself
- Peter Hansenself
- Alice Douglasself
- Hannes Taugwalderself
- Luis Trenkerself (archive footage)
Themes
climbingmountaineeringmatterhornmountaineering documentary