Everest Unmasked

Name: Everest Unmasked
Released: 1979-04-11
Rating: 7

7.0/10 (4)

·1979· 52 min

Director: Leo Dickinson

Record of the first ascent of Everest made without the use of oxygen equipment, made in May 1978 by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Could it be done? Would their blood vessels burst? Would they suffer brain damage leading to madness? Nobody was sure. Messner: 'I would never come here for trying Everest with oxygen. That is not a challenge for me.' A fascinating piece of history, well filmed by Leo Dickinson and Eric Jones (above the South Col Messner used a cine camera to continue the filming), featuring Messner and Habeler's thoughts. The film follows the usual sequence from Namche to Base Camp, through the Icefall, to Camps I, II and III. It also shows historical footage of the pioneering Mallory and Shipton expeditions.

Cast

Reinhold Messner

Self

Peter Habeler

Self

Leo Dickinson

Self

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Wolfgang Nairz

Self

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Robert Schauer

Self

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Helli Hagner

Self

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Franz Oppurg

Self

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Dawa Nuru Sherpa

Self

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Raimund Margreiter

Self

George Mallory

Self (archive footage)

Sky du Mont

Narrator

In brief

Everest Unmasked (1979) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 7.0/10 from 4 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 52min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Everest Unmasked runs 52 minutes (52min).

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Everest Unmasked has an average rating of 7.0/10 based on 4 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is Everest Unmasked from?

Everest Unmasked was released in 1979.