A L’ASSAUT DU CIEL
Otto Ritter
Switzerland / 1952 / 22'
Swiss documentary on the ascent of the Eiger from the Mitellegi ridge. After spending the night in the refuge located 625 meters below the summit, two ropes ascend the 3975 meters of the Eiger via the tiring and dangerous 2.5 kilometer-long Mittellegi ridge. The film ends in the last scenes with a spectacular descent.
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Otto Ritter
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