Faces Nord (1987)

Faces Nord

1987

Documentary Adventure

Synopsis

March 12, 1987. The young French mountaineer Eric Escoffier prepares his equipment, very reduced in material and food. He leaves the next day and intends to chain three north faces in the Alps: Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses. The ascent of the first summit, the Eiger is slow, difficult and full of pitfalls. It takes 17 hours to reach it. Without recognizing the terrain -he prefers to improvise- the mountaineer continues through the Matterhorn. When night falls, anxiety is felt on Zermatt's side. Help is organized to pick him up. Despite his refusal to return, Escoffier is finally hoisted. Christophe Profit, a few hours earlier, managed the chain of three summits.

Credits

Director

Jean Afanassieff

Cast

Christophe Profit as Self

Eric Escoffier as Self

Jean Afanassieff as Self

Crew

Jean Afanassieff (Cinematography)

Roland Théron (Cinematography)

Véronique Langlois (Editor)

Dominique Dumoulin (Production Director)