Excelsior
The Throne of the Gods
March 10, 1931
1h 22m
Overview
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
Self - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)Hettie Dyrenfurth
Self - Expedition participant, GermanyHermann Hoerlin
Self - Expedition participant, GermanyHelmuth Richer
Self - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)Ulrich Wieland
Self - Expedition participant, GermanyJohn Hannah
Self - Expedition participant: EnglandGeorge Wood Johnson
Self - Expedition participant: England
Frank Smythe
Self - Expedition participant: EnglandErwin Schneider
Self - Expedition participant: AustriaCharles-Georges Duvanel
Self - Expedition participant: SwitzerlandMarcel Kurz
Self - Expedition participant: Switzerland
Lowell Thomas
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