Frêney 1961 – Adventure and Tragedy

10.0 1997 19 min
Documentary Drama Adventure

On July 11, 1961, a rope team of seven men—led by the Italian Walter Bonatti and the Frenchman Pierre Mazeaud—set out to scale the Frêney Pillar on the south face of Mont Blanc. After days of grueling effort—and just as…

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Directors
Fulvio Mariani, Alberto Eisenhardt

Cast

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Walter Bonatti Self (archive footage)
Pierre Mazeaud Self (archive footage)
Roberto Gallieni Self (archive footage)
Robert Guillaume Self (archive footage)
Pierre Kohlmann Self (archive footage)
Antoine Vieille Self (archive footage)
Andrea Oggioni Self (archive footage)

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