Le Grec - Georges Livanos (1994)

overview : Georges Livanos, nicknamed the Greek but pure child of Marseille, amateur mountaineer, opened more than 500 routes in the Calanques, 40 in the Dolomites, and repeated many of the greatest routes in the Alps in the company of the best climbers of his time, d friends, and especially his wife Sonia. He is also the author of the classic "Beyond the vertical". This report follows for a day the legend, still 71 years old, of his apartment in the Marseille city in the Calanques. As a true Provençal, he speaks without filter of the exploits that made him famous, gives his opinion on modern climbing and on life in general: the portrait of a great climber and above all of a fascinating character with a sense of humor sharp.

Release Date : Jan 01, 1994

Runtime : 26m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : France 3, MC4, CNC

Countries : France

Keywords : biography, mountaineering, free climbing, dolomites, alpinism, escalade, goat climber, mountain pioneer, scalata, calanques marseille