Excelsior

The Throne of the Gods

1931
1h 22m
Documentary

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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Director: Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Writer: Günther Oskar DyhrenfurthWriter
Original title: Himatschal - Der Thron der Götter
Status: Released
Release date: March 10, 1931
Original language: German
Countries: Germany

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Transocean-Film-Co.

Cast

Günther Oskar DyhrenfurthSelf - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
Hettie DyrenfurthSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
Hermann HoerlinSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
Helmuth RicherSelf - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
Ulrich WielandSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
John HannahSelf - Expedition participant: England
George Wood JohnsonSelf - Expedition participant: England
Frank SmytheSelf - Expedition participant: England
Erwin SchneiderSelf - Expedition participant: Austria
Charles-Georges DuvanelSelf - Expedition participant: Switzerland
Marcel KurzSelf - Expedition participant: Switzerland
Lowell ThomasNarrator (USA)

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