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Surrender To Everest

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In 1971, American Norman Dyhrenfurth led an expedition of 30 climbers from 13 different countries, including Don Whillans, Dougal Haston, Naomi Uemura, Pierre Mazeaud, Michel Vaucher, and others. This expedition aimed to simultaneously climb the southwest face and the direct west ridge. During the ascent, Indian climber Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna perished at Camp 3 in a storm. The expedition, already suffering from organizational problems, was severely tested after his death. The Americans decided, unilaterally, to abandon the west ridge. The Europeans, who had spent days equipping the route, were left out and felt relegated to the roles of route setters and porters. Frenchman Pierre Mazeaud, Swiss climbers Michel and Yvette Vaucher, and Italian Carlo Mauri then left the expedition. The Americans continued their ascent of the southwest face up to 8,350 meters before giving up.

Directed byNed Kelly, Anthony Thomas

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
October 31, 1971
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Norman Dyhrenfurth

Norman Dyhrenfurth

Self

Michel Vaucher

Michel Vaucher

Self

Yvette Vaucher

Yvette Vaucher

Self

Pierre Mazeaud

Pierre Mazeaud

Self

Carlo Mauri

Carlo Mauri

Self

Don Whillans

Don Whillans

Self

Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna

Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna

Self

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

Narrator

Wolfgang Axt

Self

Odd Eliassen

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Ned Kelly
Anthony Thomas
Written by
Murray Sayle
Nicolas Tomalin

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