The Climbers
Season 1
30 min
S1 · E1 · Jan 1, 1992
By Fair Means... Episode 1
30 min
S1 · E2 · Jan 1, 1992
In the Long Shadow of the Mountains Episode 2
30 min
S1 · E3 · Jan 1, 1992
Another Golden Age of Alpinism... Episode 3
30 min
S1 · E4 · Jan 1, 1992
Portrait of a Snow Lion Episode 4
30 min
S1 · E5 · Jan 1, 1992
The Games Climbers Play... Episode 5
30 min
S1 · E6 · Jan 1, 1992
Old Game... New Rules Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
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"The Climbers" is a six-part documentary series tracing the history of mountaineering. Directed by Chris Bonington and Richard Else, it was produced by the BBC and broadcast in 1992. The series recounts the evolution of mountaineering and the traditions of climbers in Great Britain and on the European continent: the former developed a free climbing technique, while the latter used aids such as keys, pitons, and drills to ascend otherwise inaccessible routes. The program includes archive footage of the pioneers of the sport, from the emergence of free climbing as a distinct discipline in the late 1970s and 1980s to the advent of competitions.
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Chris Bonington
Self (Narrator)
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Reinhold Messner
Self
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Pierre Allain
Self (archive footage)
Patrick Cordier
Self
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René Desmaison
Self
Jerry Moffatt
Self
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Christophe Profit
Self
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Eric Escoffier
Self
Pierre Béghin
Self
Jean-Marc Boivin
Self (archive footage)
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Pete Livesey
Self
Emilio Comici
Self (archive footage)
Richard Else Creator · Derek Inglis Editor
Total runtime 3h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Country France, United Kingdom
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Premiered
January 1, 1992
Status
Ended
Networks
BBC One · France 3
Country
France · United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
3h 0m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
France•3
Production
United Kingdom · France
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Languages
Spoken on screen
English · French
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