Storyline
TSR documentary on the 1979 expedition to Algeria in the Atakor massif (Hoggar desert), organized by Geneva mountaineer Michel Vaucher and Jean-Blaise Fellay. The climbers make a dozen ascents including the famous summit of Adaouda (which means "finger" in Tamasheq, the Tuareg dialect), by several routes. Then a new route on the peaks of the southern Tezoulegs. They discover the volcanic geological characteristics of the Atakor massif and meet the nomadic inhabitants of the region, the Tuaregs, who are increasingly settling in the town of Tamanrasset.
Cast & Crew
Michel Vaucher
Self
Lead
Jean-Blaise Fellay
Self
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis Barby's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. Hoggar Expedition 79 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
