Excelsior (1931)
Himatschal - Der Thron der Götter
The Throne of the Gods
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.
- Date of release
- 1931-03-10
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Casting
- Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth — Self - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
- Hettie Dyrenfurth — Self - Expedition participant, Germany
- Hermann Hoerlin — Self - Expedition participant, Germany
- Helmuth Richer — Self - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
- Ulrich Wieland — Self - Expedition participant, Germany
- John Hannah — Self - Expedition participant: England
- George Wood Johnson — Self - Expedition participant: England
- Frank Smythe — Self - Expedition participant: England
- Erwin Schneider — Self - Expedition participant: Austria
- Charles-Georges Duvanel — Self - Expedition participant: Switzerland
- Marcel Kurz — Self - Expedition participant: Switzerland
- Lowell Thomas — Narrator (USA)
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