Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms

Dec 01, 1990 (de) Documentary [43] Min
  • First Air Date
    Dec 01, 1990
  • Production
    Spiegel TV, SWR
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Durch die Heimat des Eises und der Stürme
  • Release
    Dec 01, 1990
  • de
    -

2400 Kilometers of Antarctica with Reinhold Messner and Arved Fuchs

Overview

In 1989, the German polar explorer Arved Fuchs and the South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner set out together to reach the South Pole on skis without sled dogs or motor technology and then cross the entire Antarctic. There are problems right from the start because the onward transport to the starting point by plane cannot be carried out on time. Finally, the adventurers set off from Patriot Hills Base Camp on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the Pole. The completely different character traits of the two men quickly emerge. Messner is impetuous and pushes for speed. The calm Fuchs divides his strength and consistently follows his pace during all planned breaks. On New Year's Eve 1989, the two men are warmly welcomed by the crew of the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. But the much larger and more dangerous part of their adventurous continental crossing still lies ahead of them. The 3-part documentary shows one of the last great adventures of modern times in impressive pictures.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Gustav-Adolf Bähr

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Reinhold Messner

    Self - Expedition Member / Portrait Subject

  2. Arved Fuchs

    Self - Expedition Member / Portrait Subject

  3. Michelle Rogan-Finnemore

    Self

  4. Viktor Boyarsky

    Self

  5. Carlos Anderson

    Self

  6. Ronald Nugent

    Self

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 14

Season 1 ( 1990-12-01)

Der schwere Beginn

Episode: 1

Tausend Kilometer Einsamkeit zum Pol

Episode: 2

Auf der Todesroute zur McMurdo-Bucht

Episode: 3
Dec 01, 1990 (de)
Documentary
[43] Min
  • First Air Date Dec 01, 1990
  • Production
    Spiegel TV, SWR
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title Durch die Heimat des Eises und der Stürme
de

2400 Kilometers of Antarctica with Reinhold Messner and Arved Fuchs

Overview

In 1989, the German polar explorer Arved Fuchs and the South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner set out together to reach the South Pole on skis without sled dogs or motor technology and then cross the entire Antarctic. There are problems right from the start because the onward transport to the starting point by plane cannot be carried out on time. Finally, the adventurers set off from Patriot Hills Base Camp on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the Pole. The completely different character traits of the two men quickly emerge. Messner is impetuous and pushes for speed. The calm Fuchs divides his strength and consistently follows his pace during all planned breaks. On New Year's Eve 1989, the two men are warmly welcomed by the crew of the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. But the much larger and more dangerous part of their adventurous continental crossing still lies ahead of them. The 3-part documentary shows one of the last great adventures of modern times in impressive pictures.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Gustav-Adolf Bähr

    Producer