Mountain: when the Himalayas make their cinema

With eight of the highest peaks in the world, the Himalayas offer a magnificent landscape, but difficult to access. However, it has served as the setting for various French and foreign films, including The Ascensionpartly shot on Everest Base Camp, 5,364 meters above sea level. On the slopes of the Himalayas, the shooting conditions were particularly difficult, a challenge for the hero as well as for the film crew. “After each sentence, you are out of breath so I think for the actors, it must have been complicated”admits a hiker who visited the location of the shooting.

About forty carriers recruited

“Look around you, its mountains, it’s magnificent. Of course people want to come and film here.”says a Nepalese guide. Umesh Tamanga Nepalese actor who played in the film, returns for the first time to the filming location for a few days of hiking. To transport the filming equipment, around forty porters had been recruited. Because the roof of the world is extremely dangerous, the actors did not climb to the top.