A re-enactment of the first ascent of the mountain peaks of the southeastern massif of Mont Blanc du Tacul (4248m), known as the Devil's Pics.
The credits explain that this film is an attempt to faithfully reconstruct the first ascent of the Devil's Pics by mountaineer Armand Charlet.
Snow-capped Alps.
View of the Mont Blanc du Tacul mountain range and the five Devil's Pics.
Three climbers roped up the mountain.
They look at the Devil's Pics.
The ascent begins at night.
Ascent to the first peak, views from the mountain.
Descent from the peak.
The climbers begin their conquest of the second peak.
A climber at the summit.
View from the summit.
France, 1940s, mountains, climbers
A re-enactment of the first ascent of the mountain peaks of the southeastern massif of Mont Blanc du Tacul (4248 m), known as the Devil's Pics.
The credits explain that this film is an attempt to faithfully reconstruct the first ascent of the Devil's Pics by mountaineer Armand Charlet.
Climbers descend from the second peak.
The last climber descends by rope into a crevice in the rock.
During the ascent to the third peak, a granite block shifts from under the climber's feet.
View from the top of the third peak to Mont Blanc.
Conquest of the fourth peak.
Re-enactment of the ascent to the fifth peak.
Three climbers ascend a snowy slope.
The leader of the climbers descends into a crevice.
He calls the other climbers.
They descend by rope and then ascend the mountain again.
Climber at the top of the peak
France, 1940s, mountains, climbers