Excelsior (1931)

Documentary

Overview

Record of the international expedition to climb Kangchenjunga in 1930. The German-Austrian-British expedition, led by Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth, had come from the Nepalese side and tried to reach the North Ridge via its NW face after failing in the north face, where the sherpa Chettan was killed in an avalanche. The attempt failed but the team made the first ascents of Rathong (6678m) and Jongsong Peak (7483m), and also climbed the Southwest peak of Nepal Peak.

Cast

• Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth as Self - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
• Hettie Dyrenfurth as Self - Expedition participant, Germany
• Hermann Hoerlin as Self - Expedition participant, Germany
• Helmuth Richer as Self - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
• Ulrich Wieland as Self - Expedition participant, Germany
• John Hannah as Self - Expedition participant: England
• George Wood Johnson as Self - Expedition participant: England
• Frank Smythe as Self - Expedition participant: England
• Erwin Schneider as Self - Expedition participant: Austria
• Charles-Georges Duvanel as Self - Expedition participant: Switzerland

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