Film

Excelsior 1931

Name: Excelsior
Released: 1931-03-10

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

Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth as Self - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
Hettie Dyrenfurth as Self - Expedition participant, Germany
Hermann Hoerlin as Self - Expedition participant, Germany
Helmuth Richer as Self - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
Ulrich Wieland as Self - Expedition participant, Germany
John Hannah as Self - Expedition participant: England