Everest Unmasked
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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.
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Cast
11 people
Reinhold Messner
Self
Also in
Reinhold Messner - The Fifteenth 8000er
Still Alive - Dramma Sul Monte Kenya
Peter Habeler
Self
Also in
Everest - The Hard Way
Peter Habeler: … I Want to See the World From Above
Leo Dickinson
Self
Wolfgang Nairz
Self
Also in
The Holy Mountain
Robert Schauer
Self
Helli Hagner
Self
Franz Oppurg
Self
Dawa Nuru Sherpa
Self
Raimund Margreiter
Self
George Mallory
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Fullness of Time (Romance)
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
Sky du Mont
Narrator
Known for
Eyes Wide Shut
Manitou's Shoe
Leo Dickinson Director · Reinhold Messner Cinematographer Peter Habeler Cinematographer
First release April 11, 1979 · Produced in United States · Production Dragon Digital Intermediate, Orana Films
Production
Leo Dickinson Productions Limited
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Dragon Digital Intermediate
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Orana Films
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 11, 1979
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