Eiger
In the 1980s, Catherine Destivelle, nicknamed "Rock Queen," won several world titles in climbing competitions. In the early 1990s, weary of competitions, world championships, and the pressure of elite sport, she chose to return to the essentials: the mountains, alone and facing the challenge. In 1991, she established a new route—solo—on the west face of the Drus in 11 days. Her ascent garnered admiration, but for many, she remained primarily a rock climber. On March 9, 1992, around 5:00 a.m., she proved the skeptics wrong. After months of preparation on ice with her friend Jeff Lowe, she set off alone on the icy north face of the Eiger, and 17 hours later, she reached the summit. The mountaineering world bowed in awe; she entered the pantheon of mountaineering. Catherine Destivelle will be the first woman to have climbed the three great north faces of the Alps: the Grandes Jorasses, the Matterhorn and the Eiger – solo.
Year: 1992
Genre:
Studio: Almeriades
Director: Stéphane Deplus
Cast: Catherine Destivelle, Jeff Lowe
Runtime: 27 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1992
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : mountaineering, alpinism, north face, eiger, alps, alpine trilogy, mountains, women in rock climbing, women alpinist
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