Surrender To Everest
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.
Genres
Cast
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Michel Vaucher
Yvette Vaucher
Pierre Mazeaud
Carlo Mauri
Don Whillans
Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna
Paul Scofield
Wolfgang Axt
Odd Eliassen
Duane Blume
Arthur Chesterman
John Cleare
Gary Colliver
Dougal Haston
Toni Hiebeler
Jane Howell
David F. Isles
Reizo Itoh
Ned Kelly
Bill Kurban
Dave Peterson
Murray Sayle
Leo Schlömmer
Peter Steele
Ian Stuart
Jerzy Surdel
Jon Teigland
Naomi Uemura
Anthony Thomas
Jimmy Roberts
John Evans
