Film

Une Belle Trace / A Beautiful Line

In July, mountain guides Frederic Degoulet and Benjamin Ribeyre set out to attempt to complete a circumnavigation of the Mer de Glace.
 
a mountain landscape behind a lake with the words Une Belle Trace above the mountains

About

Director

charley radcliffe

Sponsor

Arc'teryx

Running time

19 minutes

Country / Nationality

France

In July 2022, mountain guides Frederic Degoulet and Benjamin Ribeyre set out to attempt a mountaineering first - to complete a circumnavigation of the Mer de Glace via some of the most emblematic peaks in the Mont Blanc range. The obvious line on the map had not yet been completed, even though it contours one of the busiest mountain ranges in the world. After an abandoned attempt in 2021, the journey turned into a race against time and temperature for the pair, with record temperatures across the Alps.