Surrender To Everest (1971)
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.
Directors: Ned Kelly, Anthony Thomas.
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Norman Dyhrenfurth as Self |
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Michel Vaucher as Self |
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Yvette Vaucher as Self |
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Pierre Mazeaud as Self |
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Carlo Mauri as Self |
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Don Whillans as Self |
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Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna as Self |
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Paul Scofield as Narrator |
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Wolfgang Axt as Self |
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Odd Eliassen as Self |
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Duane Blume as Self |
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Arthur Chesterman as Self |
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John Cleare as Self |
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Gary Colliver as Self |
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Dougal Haston as Self |
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Toni Hiebeler as Self |
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Jane Howell as Self |
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David F. Isles as Self |
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Reizo Itoh as Self |
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Ned Kelly as Self |
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Bill Kurban as Self |
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Dave Peterson as Self |
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Murray Sayle as Self |
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Leo Schlömmer as Self |
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Peter Steele as Self |
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Ian Stuart as Self |
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Jerzy Surdel as Self |
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Jon Teigland as Self |
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Naomi Uemura as Self |
| Directing | Ned Kelly | Director |
| Directing | Anthony Thomas | Director |
| Writing | Murray Sayle | Writer |
| Writing | Nicolas Tomalin | Writer |
| Editing | Philip Shaw | Editor |
| Sound | Arthur Chesterman | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Rodney Glenn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ian Howell | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bill Kurban | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Peter Lodge | Mixing Engineer |
