Everest 78, or the French on top of the world
It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time, reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, accompanied by Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and cameraman. A performance broadcast live on the radio thanks to the France inter teams and filmed for television by TF1. Christian Brincourt, a great French reporter, tells us about this expedition and questions the members of the expedition on their motivations. With Pierre Mazeaud (expedition leader), Jean-François Mazeaud (doctor), Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean Afanassieff, Kurt Diemberger.
- Year: 1978
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary, Adventure
- Studio: TF1
- Keyword: himalaya mountain range, extreme sports, mountaineering, mount everest, alpinism, mountain documentary, goat climber
- Director: Christian Brincourt, Jean-Claude Odin
- Cast: Pierre Mazeaud, Jean Afanassieff, Nicolas Jaeger, Raymond Despiau, Walter Cecchinel, Kurt Diemberger
