Hoggar
1959
40 min
Documentary
Adventure
Overview
A 1959 documentary about climbing in the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria. For the first time, a mountain expedition was organized for 60 young aspiring climbers, accompanied by renowned mountaineers such as Lionel Terray, Lucien Bérardini, Maurice Herzog, and Jean-Paul Gardinier. In two weeks, dozens of new routes, often extremely difficult, were established. Jacques Ertaud's camera followed the climbers through all the challenging sections of the first ascent of the south spur of Assekrem.
Cast
Lionel Terray
Self
Lucien Bérardini
Self
Maurice Herzog
Self
Jean-Paul Gardinier
Self
Directors
Jacques Ertaud
