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02:23This might remind you of something
02:26But...
02:291492
02:29It's Christopher Columbus
02:30America
02:31Eh ?
02:32Ah yes, you're right.
02:33But this is happening in France.
02:35One day, King Charles VIII
02:36sent to him
02:37one of his trusted men
02:38the captain
02:39Antoine de Ville
02:41I don't want these nice strangers to lock us up anymore.
02:44And may all my good subjects tremble before them
02:47You are the one I have chosen to help me with this task
02:49To form an expedition and explore its peaks
02:52Then you will come and report back to me.
02:54A royal notary will accompany you to record your achievements.
02:57Majesty
02:59And here is the expedition on the ground in Loisan
03:03You will notice that the outfits bear very little resemblance to those worn by our current mountaineers.
03:07There's a stonemason there, because who knows
03:10We might find materials there to build churches.
03:14A ladder manufacturer, because who knows?
03:16We might need ladders to climb up
03:18And all sorts of artists
03:20Craftsmen and police officers to counter the danger
03:22And men in robes, because it was also necessary to protect oneself from demons.
03:26And surprisingly
03:30Some of these men will reach the summit of Mount Aiguille
03:33At over 2000 meters
03:38The captain is up there
03:40To provide proof, you must go and meet him.
03:42Who, me? Up there?
03:45Can I lend you my ladder?
03:48No, I'm going to set up the instrument here.
03:50As the king's notary
03:53I attest that in this month of June 1492
03:56Captain Antoine Devillay reached the summit of Mount Aiguille
03:59In the Dauphiné massif
04:01At an altitude of over 2000 meters
04:04There you have it, children, that's how the conquest of the peaks began.
04:08As the centuries pass, man will climb higher and higher.
04:11through increasingly difficult paths.
04:13This will not be without drama, but nothing can stop the intrepid man.
04:28And so we set off to conquer the Himalayas, 1950.
04:31Two Frenchmen, Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachnal, reach the summit of Annapurna.
04:36The first, 8000 meters conquered by man.
04:39But the highest peak, Mount Everest, still remains to be conquered.
04:438848 meters, the roof of the world.
04:46In 1953, a British expedition landed in Kathmandu, Nepal.
04:56Dancing no key, I am your Sherpa guide.
04:59Edmond Hillary, I am a mountaineer.
05:01John Hunt, British Army officer and leader of the expedition.
05:05Here are some of the porters who will be accompanying us.
05:08We're not leaving until tomorrow.
05:09You have time to visit Kathmandu.
05:11Come.
05:30What is this ?
05:32A yeti's hair is very bad.
05:34That's a real yeti scalp, gentlemen.
05:36A very rare item, you know.
05:38But for you, it's inexpensive because you're connoisseurs.
05:41Take a closer look.
05:43Curious.
05:44Real red, short hair.
05:46I saw something similar to that in the drawings.
05:48Tell me, where did this scalp come from?
05:50From a valley at the foot of the Himalayas, near the monastery of Bedigne.
05:54It's very rare, but for you, I've given an exceptional price.
05:571000 rupees is a pittance.
06:00500, not one more.
06:01That's impossible, sir.
06:03Yetis are extremely rare.
06:04They have almost disappeared nowadays.
06:06But I'm happy to leave it at 900 for you.
06:08600.
06:09So, stop arguing.
06:11We absolutely need that scalp.
06:13Whether it's 10 or 800, it's a unique piece.
06:15700.
06:16750 is my cost price.
06:20Here they are.
06:26Patel, you need to go get another scalp.
06:29I'm going right now, Father.
06:42Wait, let's give him a haircut first.
06:49And there you have it, a yeti scalp.
06:51Eh ?
07:08You mustn't do that, Mr. Hunt.
07:11People are afraid of the yeti.
07:13Come on, let's get ready.
07:29The road ends here.
07:31Now we have to walk.
07:34What a magnificent landscape.
07:36Yes, but we haven't finished walking yet.
08:03Come on, get up.
08:04Let's go again.
08:05We are tired.
08:07We need rest.
08:09It's too hot.
08:11Eh ?
08:12Mom, don't get angry, we're here.
08:18Attention !
08:23Ah, its sting is deadly.
08:25Ah.
08:32Stop!
08:33Here, you have to go through one by one.
08:35Warning, it's narrow.
08:39Okay, your turn.
08:42Ah-tu!
08:45Ah!
08:46Oh !
08:47Oh !
08:47Oh, there!
08:48Oh !
08:51Oh !
08:52I don't know his!
08:53Oh, oh!
08:54Oh !
08:55Oh !
08:56Oh !
08:59Ah!
08:59Oh, there!
09:02Oh, there!
09:13Oh, come and see.
09:22Chomunurma, the snow mother goddess. Your Everest.
09:26The roof of the world. No one has ever reached it.
09:30We tried, though. Alas, many men died there.
09:33I'm so glad we've finally arrived.
09:44Here, go ahead. Eat, go ahead.
09:55Yours is hired. And there, his monastery. Look.
10:13Sit down, children.
10:15Today, I'm going to talk to you about Chomunurma, the snow mother goddess.
10:20It rises towards the sky higher than all the other mountains.
10:24It is pure. Only the wind and snowflakes can reach it.
10:28No man can access it.
10:30Why, master? What is stopping us from going up that mountain?
10:33Nothing lives there, my child. The air is thin. One cannot breathe.
10:37There is barely enough for the vulture, the only living creature that can approach it.
10:42Oh, of course, there's the yeti.
10:44It is a graspable creature, a hundred times stronger than man.
10:48The Yeti?
10:49Yes, look.
10:53This box contains irrefutable proof of its existence.
10:56Oh, proof!
10:57The proof is yes.
10:58Oh, let us see.
10:59Oh no, no, no, no, no. I don't want to scare you.
11:01Maybe when you grow up.
11:03Yes, yes, show us.
11:04Yes, we are grown up, yes.
11:06We are not afraid.
11:07No.
11:08That's all just stories. I've never seen a yeti.
11:11The people at the monastery saw him. Sometimes we hear his cry. Sometimes I have a vision of him.
11:25Oh !
11:27Silence! I see strangers approaching.
11:30They come to conquer our mountains, as others have tried before them, but
11:35These ones might succeed. You can go and see them, my children.
11:39We are here at an altitude of 4000 meters. The people of the village are my friends and we
11:44we will be able to set up a camp there to get used to the altitude.
11:53He's one of my nephews. Come on, I need to introduce you to the lama.
12:03I've been waiting for you, my friends. So you're going to try to climb Chomolouma, the mountain
12:08that you call Everest. So many others have tried before you. Why try to
12:13new ?
12:14Why climb this mountain? Because it is the highest of all.
12:19My visions tell me that you might succeed. But beware, there's the cold, the
12:24Wind, snow, and above all, the yeti. But does it really exist?
12:42The yeti is half man, half ape, and this big. He hides from men and
12:47He kills animals to eat. Have you ever seen that?
12:50Never. But on the other hand, Gupta saw one last year very close to here.
12:55Isn't that right, Gupta?
12:57So what is it that I like?
13:07Do you really believe in these yeti stories?
13:10I believe we shouldn't take this lightly. I'm going to show you something.
13:17Look, this is a footprint found in the snow. At 6000 meters altitude, you saw
13:22the size of the foot and the thumb is oddly turned outwards.
13:25That's a photograph of a scalp like the one we bought.
13:30And this is a drawing made by a scholar based on testimonies.
13:34The yeti is said to be two meters tall, so you can understand why it's scary.
13:37I would give a lot of money to see one.
13:39And so, it's just the two of us.
13:42Bring back a yeti skin, that wouldn't be so bad.
13:45But tell me, maestro, does this yeti really exist?
13:47Or people claim to have seen him in the foothills of the Himalayas.
13:51He is also known as the Abominable Snowman.
13:54Who knows?
13:55Oh, please, maestro, does it exist or not?
13:57You probably already know this.
13:59Tell us about it.
14:01Wait, you'll see, but don't forget.
14:03The expedition came to Nepal to conquer Mount Everest.
14:07the highest mountain in the world, compared to searching for the yeti.
14:10The men then set up their camp in front of the monastery.
14:13The assault is being prepared there.
14:15Because the Himalayas are dangerous, very dangerous.
14:18Even more than...
14:19That's the famous yeti, right, maestro?
14:23Oh, I'm still a little skeptical.
14:30Tenzing, do you want to ask your nephew under what circumstances he saw the yeti?
14:33I can always try.
14:35Hey, Gupta!
14:42He said that last spring, while he was picking walls,
14:47A yeti emerged from the forest, growling.
14:50Gupta got scared, dropped his basket and ran away.
14:53Having hidden behind a tree, he saw the yeti pick up the basket and eat the walls.
14:58When he finished, the yeti shook the empty basket.
15:01Then he threw it on the ground and went back into the forest.
15:04Yeti! Yeti! Yeti!
15:07Can you ask him if he wants to join our expedition?
15:12Okay, you're in Rho!
15:13He's happy to come if his friend Topki can come too.
15:17Of course, tell them that's fine.
15:22We are at the foot of the glacier.
15:24We will establish our base camp here at 5500 meters.
15:27then camp 2, camp 3,
15:28and here is camp 4 at approximately 6500 meters.
15:32There, camp 7 is at 7500 meters.
15:35And camp 8 above the spur at 8000 meters.
15:38We'll see about that.
15:45Look at those hairs.
15:48The yeti, he passed by here.
15:51You have to throw that away, it brings bad luck.
15:54The yeti again?
15:55If this continues, I'm really going to end up believing it.
16:01Let's assume that these creatures exist.
16:04They must live in the forest and venture into the mountains,
16:07since this imprint was made within the year.
16:09THANKS.
16:10Oh, of course the yeti exists.
16:12We'll see, we need to sleep now.
16:15Come on.
16:16Good evening.
16:28What is this ?
16:30What's going on?
16:32Is there a storm?
16:33The Yeti!
16:34It's the yeti!
16:39He left that way.
16:44Look.
16:46We'll see tomorrow, it's on our way.
16:49By the slightest trace.
16:52Continue along that path, towards the mountains.
16:59And we have a copy of it.
17:01And we have a copy of it.
17:02There's a storm.
17:07Let's go.
17:08No, no, no.
17:10Out of the question.
17:11We'll stay here.
17:11They don't want to go any further.
17:12They are too scared.
17:14It doesn't matter.
17:15We'll continue without them.
17:16Are you coming?
17:17Yes.
17:17Come on.
17:18THANKS.
17:18I, too, know.
17:25Vietti, Vietti
17:27There
17:50Okay, wait here, I'm going to take a look at the Gupta, you're coming with me?
18:03Oh, Vietti
18:06Watch
18:11Oh, damn it, I can't see anything.
18:13The sun will soon be setting; we need to go home.
18:17Come on, come quickly!
18:21A bear cub, and to think we mistook him for the amoninous snowman!
18:25Go put him back in the cave; his mother can't be far away.
18:28There, there, put it there
18:34Let go of the teddy bear, quickly
18:43Well, that was a close call, come on, let's go home.
18:50So, did you see it?
18:52It really exists.
18:54I don't know about the Vietti, but the Himalayan bears, they are very real.
18:58That, I'm certain of.
19:12That way, it should work
19:14We'll try
19:30Too dangerous, we need to find another way through
19:38No !
19:42We have no choice, there is no other way
19:44We need to go through
20:10How are you ?
20:12Okay, you can pull me up.
20:186500 meters, here we are at camp 4
20:20We'll have to go back down to get equipment and supplies.
20:24Look, these are supplies left behind by the Swiss expedition that came last year.
20:29Chocolate
20:32And Swiss quality is guaranteed.
20:54Hilary, we are at 7500 meters
20:57You need to add the oxygen to the blood.
20:59Otherwise, you don't have enough strength to continue
21:01Ah, pssst
21:02Ah, pssst
21:20Yes
21:21Yes
21:22Okay
21:28We're all ready
21:29Do you think we can do it?
21:31We are at 8700 meters
21:33It might be ready, but it's not at all obvious.
21:35It will take at least three hours to get there
21:37And two to get back to it
21:39Not enough oxygen
21:40And we're exhausted.
21:42You're right, it's better to go back down.
21:50We are completely exhausted
21:52Useless, we're going back down, it's your turn.
22:07Minus 25 degrees Celsius
22:09There is just enough oxygen
22:11The weather has improved
22:13It's now or never, old man.
22:15So let's go, let's go
22:17But first we drink and eat a little
22:20We need to build up our strength
22:40That's Tibet.
22:45We'll count here
22:53You see, we can still breathe at 8500 meters
22:57Yes, but to sleep, you'll need oxygen.
23:00And we don't have too many.
23:01We need one liter per minute
23:03I hope there's enough left
23:21Come on, run!
23:34So, 800 liters of oxygen
23:36At 3 liters per minute
23:37That means it will take us four and a half hours.
23:40That should be enough for us.
23:41But just barely
23:54What do we do?
23:55Speak
24:02I'll try
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24:39To you, Tenzing
24:40I assure you
24:48Look at
24:49Look at
24:49There, the summit
24:508,848 meters
24:52Mount Everest
25:16What an achievement, children!
25:18What a magnificent achievement!
25:20Finally, for the time
25:21Because nowadays
25:22Well, this isn't a walk in the park yet.
25:24The least true part is that it's agreed
25:26But believe me
25:27Man will always find
25:29New Himalayas
25:30To conquer
25:31Yes indeed.
25:38The explorers
25:42Discover the world
25:43They made the earth
25:44Rounds
25:44These sinopataires
25:47They will find again
25:48Paths to be forged
25:50And then offer them to the souls
25:52Like offering a beautiful woman
25:55To you, to us, to me
25:57I believe
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