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Gustave-Alfred Couttet

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Gustave-Alfred Couttet

Born — Died

1897-07-31 — 1925-09-02

Place of birth

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

1 titles

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Gustave Alfred Couttet, born July 31, 1897, died at Les Drus on September 2, 1925, was a French mountaineer and mountain guide. He is the son of Joseph Edouard Couttet and Marie Judith Borel. On September 2, 1925, he disappeared at Les Drus on September 2, 1925, his favorite mountains. He was approaching the top of the Grand Dru when a hold gave way under his pull. The unfortunate was thrown into space; he passed above his companions, Mr. Helburn and the guide Camille Tournier, above a second rope which followed. His rope was cut by the rock or broke and he crashed 450 meters below on the glacier. A rescue caravan brought the body of the unfortunate Couttet to Chamonix where his death cause…

Known for

The Grépon Traverse poster
10.0

In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif, this documentary is a performance that earned him the recognition of his peers. André Sauvage and his companions decide to climb the Grépon, the best known of the Aiguilles de Chamonix, in the Mont Blanc Massif. Early in the morning, they cross the Mer de Glace, climb rocky peaks, abseil summits, cross crevasses, snowfields and long seracs. After sixteen hours of effort, the climbers return to the refuge. With his camera, Sauvage documents the difficult undertaking, also showing his strong passion for the mountains. "The deepest perception of mountains begins where intelligence ends." (A. Sauvage). Two long versions of the film have disappeared, one of 90 and the other of 51 minutes and only eight minutes are preserved.

The Grépon Traverse

1923

Film credits

1920s · 1 titles

The Grépon Traverse poster
10.0

In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif, this documentary is a performance that earned him the recognition of his peers. André Sauvage and his companions decide to climb the Grépon, the best known of the Aiguilles de Chamonix, in the Mont Blanc Massif. Early in the morning, they cross the Mer de Glace, climb rocky peaks, abseil summits, cross crevasses, snowfields and long seracs. After sixteen hours of effort, the climbers return to the refuge. With his camera, Sauvage documents the difficult undertaking, also showing his strong passion for the mountains. "The deepest perception of mountains begins where intelligence ends." (A. Sauvage). Two long versions of the film have disappeared, one of 90 and the other of 51 minutes and only eight minutes are preserved.

The Grépon Traverse

1923