Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms

Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms (1990)

2400 Kilometers of Antarctica with Reinhold Messner and Arved Fuchs

  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 1990-12-01
  • Last Air Date: 1990-12-01
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 43 min.
  • Production Company: Spiegel TV
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Network: Das Erste, SWR Fernsehen, Phoenix
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: snow, antarctica, south pole, polar exploration, polar expedition, south pole region, polar region, ice, antarctic exploration
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    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1990-12-01
    3 Episodes

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    • Reinhold Messner

      as Self - Expedition Member / Portrait Subject
    • Arved Fuchs

      as Self - Expedition Member / Portrait Subject
    • Michelle Rogan-Finnemore

      as Self
    • Viktor Boyarsky

      as Self
    • Carlos Anderson

      as Self
    • Ronald Nugent

      as Self
    Directing Wilhelm Bittorf Director
    Writing Wilhelm Bittorf Writer
    Camera Jürgen Bolz Director of Photography
    Camera Reinhold Messner Director of Photography
    Editing Katja Habermehl Editor
    Editing Jacqueline Winkel Editor
    Sound Gregor Skowronek Sound Mixer
    Sound Hans Peter Hepp Original Music Composer
    Production Christian Granderath Production Assistant
    Production Ulrich Jaeger Production Assistant
    Production Uwe Kremp Production Manager
    Crew Ebbo Demant Commissioning Editor
    Crew Werner Reuß Commissioning Editor
    Production Gustav-Adolf Bähr Producer

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