Like all those from Geneva, Michel Piola also discovered climbing on the Salève, the great rock face just outside Geneva that has represented a training ground for so many climbers. For more than thirty years Michel has opened long climbing routes, completing a series of feats that have earned him the respect of the whole climbing environment. Passion d’ouverture recalls his life and feats, from Patagonia to Pakistan, Turkey and the Alps.
Director
Yannick Boissenot
Yannick first approached directing at the age of 15. He subsequently worked for a production company for two years, before creating his own independent company. He has been to Japan twice to make skiing films, following a professional skier on the descent from Mount Fuji, while in 2010 he made the first documentary on urban climbing, together with his brother. Passionately interested in the mountains, climbing and film, thanks to his directing work he has managed to combine all his areas of interest.
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