Anatomy of a First

In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini attempted a difficult first ascent to one of the summits of Garet El Djenoun, in the Hoggar massif, a mountain range located west of the Sahara, in the south of Algeria. The mountain has been preserved intact since Roger Frison-Roche's expedition in 1935. The documentary, superbly filmed by René Vernadet, won the Grand Prix at the Trento Film Festival in 1966.

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Sahara

Sahara

2005

The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

Sahara

Sahara

2017

Victory over Annapurna

Victory over Annapurna

1953

Holes

Holes

2003

The Last Queen

The Last Queen

2023

Amal

Amal

1960

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

1993

Vertical Limit

Vertical Limit

2000

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

1969

Touching the Void

Touching the Void

2003

Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell

Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell

2013

Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

Glimpses of Morocco and Algiers

Glimpses of Morocco and Algiers

1951

Ueli Steck – Auf schmalem Grat

Ueli Steck – Auf schmalem Grat

2020

The Eiger Sanction

The Eiger Sanction

1975

Stars at Noon

Stars at Noon

1959

Jurek

Jurek

2014

North Face

North Face

2008

Unconquerable Summit

Unconquerable Summit

2002