In 1953 Walter Bonatti writes a page in the history of mountaineering by climbing in solo the path bearing his name on the south-west buttress of the Drus, in six days. During the following twenty years all the severest faces of the Alps were climbed in winter and in solo. Since then competition has opened new climbing routes, accidents have made news and climbers have come out of anonymity. Bonatti, Bonington and Desmaison talk about their alpinism, sportive, mystic and full of "humor".
Director
Gilles Chappaz
Born in 1953 in Chamoniard, France, Gilles Chappaz is a journalist, television consultant, ski instructor and member of the Higher Council of Mountain Sports. He is the film producer for Migoo Productions, which specialises in making mountain films. He works on the production of France 3’s programme Montagne Magazine. As a director, he has made a host of documentaries and films about skiing and the mountains, including Sur le fil des 4000, Lignes de Pente, Berhault, La Voie Terray and Extrement Votre. He has taken part in numerous editions of the Trento Film Festival.