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Dhaulagiri, Mountain of Winds

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In October 1984, Pierre Béghin, an engineer from Grenoble, and Jean-Noël Roche, a high-mountain guide, completed the Himalayan ascent of Dhaulagiri (8,172 m). The expedition's context: seven people crossed Nepal to Muri, collected accounts from trekkers—including that of the author Robert Rieffel—and attended Sherpa prayers at base camp. Then, the two of them embarked on a rocky and snowy route without supplemental oxygen. At over 5,000 meters, on the mountain of winds, Jean-Noël Roche made a paragliding flight. The climbers brought back footage with their Super 8 camera from 6,500 meters, but only photographs have been able to confirm their presence on the summit ridge of the seventh highest peak in the world.

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Pierre Béghin

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Jean-Noël Roche

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Robert Rieffel

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Claude Roche

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Annie Béghin

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Status
Released
Original language
French
Languages
French
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Revenue
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Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Antenne 2

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Director

Philippe Lallet

Writers

Philippe Lallet

Marie-Line Laboiry

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