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Hoggar Expedition 79

★10.0 1979 — Louis Barby PG-13

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.

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Synopsis

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.

DocumentaryAdventure

Cast

2 principal cast

Michel Vaucher

Michel Vaucher

Self

Jean-Blaise Fellay

Jean-Blaise Fellay

Self

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When was Hoggar Expedition 79 released?

Hoggar Expedition 79 was released on May 31, 1979.

Who directed Hoggar Expedition 79?

Hoggar Expedition 79 was directed by Louis Barby.

What genre is Hoggar Expedition 79?

Hoggar Expedition 79 is categorized as Documentary, Adventure.