Les Naufragés Du Mont Blanc
Movie - 53mins
This documentary is a reconstruction, based on archive footage, testimonies, and filmed reconstructions, of the Vincendon / Henry tragedy. December 1956: Jean Vincendon and François Henry, two young mountaineers, aspire to join the High Mountain Group. Lacking experience, they set out to climb Mont Blanc via the Brenva spur in the middle of winter. The weather conditions deteriorated, and they decided to give up before meeting Walter Bonatti and Sylvano Gheser. They then decided to continue the climb and set off in two different roped parties. Bonatti decided to take refuge at the Vallot refuge higher up, rather than descend. The two young mountaineers, overcome by the poor weather conditions and fatigue, remained stuck for several days at 4,000 meters. What followed was a completely disorganized rescue operation that became, for more than ten days, a spectacle for all of France and a national tragedy.
Cast:
Honoré
Bonnet
Jean
Minster
Louis
Piraly
Olivier
Pariset
Jean-Yves
Berteloot
Jean
Vincendon
François
Henry
Claude
Dufourmantelle
Lionel
Terray
Walter
Bonatti
Pierre
Couttet
Gilbert
Chappaz
Jacques
Petetin
Jean
Brissaud
Honoré
Bonnet
Jean
Minster
Louis
Piraly
Olivier
Pariset
Jean-Yves
Berteloot
Jean
Vincendon
François
Henry
Claude
Dufourmantelle
Lionel
Terray
Walter
Bonatti