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The Climbers

1992 Documentary 1 season

TMDB rating 10.0/10 Ended

"The Climbers" is a six-part documentary series tracing the history of mountaineering. Directed by Chris Bonington and Richard Else, it was produced by the BBC and broadcast in 1992. The series recounts the evolution of mountaineering and the traditions of climbers in Great Britain and on the European continent: the former developed a free climbing technique, while the latter used aids such as keys, pitons, and drills to ascend otherwise inaccessible routes. The program includes archive footage of the pioneers of the sport, from the emergence of free climbing as a distinct discipline in the late 1970s and 1980s to the advent of competitions.

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  • "The Climbers" is a six-part documentary series tracing the history of mountaineering. Directed by Chris Bonington and Richard Else, it was produced by the BBC and broadcast in 1992. The series recounts the evolution of mountaineering and the traditions of climbers in Great Britain and on the European continent: the former developed a free climbing technique, while the latter used aids such as keys, pitons, and drills to ascend otherwise inaccessible routes. The program includes archive footage of the pioneers of the sport, from the emergence of free climbing as a distinct discipline in the late 1970s and 1980s to the advent of competitions.

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    TMDB rating 10.0/10

Cast and details

  • Chris BoningtonSelf (Narrator)
  • Reinhold MessnerSelf
  • Pierre AllainSelf (archive footage)
  • Patrick CordierSelf
  • René DesmaisonSelf
  • Jerry MoffattSelf
  • Christophe ProfitSelf
  • Eric EscoffierSelf
  • Pierre BéghinSelf
  • Jean-Marc BoivinSelf (archive footage)
  • Pete LiveseySelf
  • Emilio ComiciSelf (archive footage)
Created by
Richard Else
Network
BBC One, France 3
First aired
Jan 1, 1992
Latest episode
Jan 1, 1992

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2009

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