Retrospective of four major peaks climbed by French expeditions: Annapurna (8078m) in 1950; Makalu (8481m) in 1955; Mustagh Tower (7273m) in 1956 and Le Jannu (7710m) in 1962. A film by Lucien Berardini and Jean-Marie Perthus with the support of the French Alpine Club and the FFME (French Mountain and Climbing Federation).
Robert Paragot
Lionel Terray
Louis Lachenal
Gaston Rébuffat
Jean Ravier
Guido Magnone
René Desmaison
Jean Franco
Maurice Herzog
René Vernadet
Jean Couzy
Marcel Ichac
Marcel Schatz
Guy de Haynin
Pierre Leroux
Paul Keller
Francis de Noyelle
François Florence
André Contamine
Maurice Lenoir
Yves Pollet-Villard
Serge Coupé
André Vialatte
Jacques Oudot
André Bertrand
André Lapras
Jean Bouvier