Third most visited natural site in the world after Niagara Falls and Mount Fuji, the Mont-Blanc massif fascinates. Cradle of world mountaineering, land of adventure for the pioneers of climbing and skiing, giant laboratory for scientists, inspiring muse for writers and painters, land of extraordinary technological conquests, the "Roof of Europe" is both a place of spectacle and a place of conquest. At its feet, the Chamonix valley, "the daughter of Mont-Blanc", has an astonishing history, sometimes captivating, always unique. This film is the story of a "conquest". Told over more than three centuries, this documentary aims to tell the crazy story of a small mountain village, isolated, even secret, where in the year 1000, man confronts an oversized monster of ice and stones.

Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes

In the recent history of mountaineering, the aura of Patrick Bérhault has no equal. No other high-level mountaineer will have, in the alpine environment, so much enthusiasm, and dug in his wake such energy nourished by superlatives. "Extra-terrestrial", "Humanissime", "the indestructible", were regularly read about him in the alpine press. All those who met him can testify to this very special light that crystallized around him. And all the others, all the anonymous enthusiasts received from what he gave off, on television, on stage in his lectures, through his films, an unparalleled energy. The Berhault force.