Excelsior (1931)
19311h 22mDocumentary
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.
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Cast
- GGünther Oskar DyhrenfurthSelf - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
- HHettie DyrenfurthSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
- HHermann HoerlinSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
- HHelmuth RicherSelf - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
- UUlrich WielandSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
- JJohn HannahSelf - Expedition participant: England
- GGeorge Wood JohnsonSelf - Expedition participant: England
- FFrank SmytheSelf - Expedition participant: England
- EErwin SchneiderSelf - Expedition participant: Austria
- CCharles-Georges DuvanelSelf - Expedition participant: Switzerland
- MMarcel KurzSelf - Expedition participant: Switzerland
Lowell ThomasNarrator (USA)
Crew
- Director
- Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
- Original Music Composer
- Wolfgang Zeller
- Director of Photography
- Charles-Georges Duvanel
Details
- Released
- March 10, 1931
- Language
- German
- Studios
- Transocean-Film-Co.