The Call Of The Peaks 1946
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L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war mountaineering. In 1946, climbers trained at the Fontainebleau Climbing School. Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot try to climb the Aiguilles de Chamonix but fail during the climbing phase. After a night in a refuge with Denise Rouzeau and the guide Pierre Allain, the mountaineers make a new attempt. Successful demonstration for those who continued the approach walk then the passage of the seracs of the glacier. On the rock, the roped party crosses a chimney and a crack to reach the summit and abseil down. Led by high mountain scouts, Guy and Jacques rediscover the glaciers and needles of the Mont-Blanc massif during the next lesson.
- Released : 1946-01-01
- Runtime : 23 minutes
- Genre : Documentary
- Stars : Pierre Allain, Guy Poulet, Jacques Poincenot, Denise Rouzeau, Yves Ballu
- Director : Jacques Fuller, Andrée Laurent, Georges Tairraz II, Alain Pol, Marcel Gilot
