Watch The Conquest Of La Meije (1986) Online

For the documentary series Les Ascensions Célèbres, Denis Ducroz has created this historical reconstruction of the first ascent of the Meije, exploring etymology, physical geography, and the history of the emergence of mountaineering in the Oisans massif. The first ascent of the Grand Pic was made on August 16, 1877, by Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau with Pierre Gaspard and son; the rope party moved along the Promontoire ridge on the south face to the Glacier Carré, where Jean-Baptiste Rodier, the second porter, separated from the three climbers who managed to overcome ice and granite to open the famous "normal route" to the summit. Read More

Watch The Conquest Of La Meije online. Featuring Michel Turc and Éric Leininger, The Conquest Of La Meije is classified as Documentary and History genre movie with an average rating across the web of 10. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Switzerland and was released on 1986. The Conquest Of La Meije was directed by Gilles Delannoy,Denis Ducroz. Read Less