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Le pilier de cristal

1978 15 min
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Le Pilier de cristal, c'est l'une des formations naturelles de glace qui s'édifient, l'hiver, sur les flancs de la chute Montmorency. Un couple d'alpinistes, muni des ultimes raffinements de la technique, s'y attaque à la verticale. Un film d'une grande beauté, un suspense vertigineux, sur une paroi richement sculptée qui est une merveille de la nature, dans un site touristique unique, à deux pas de la capitale du Québec.

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Le pilier de cristal

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Le Pilier de cristal, c'est l'une des formations naturelles de glace qui s'édifient, l'hiver, sur les flancs de la chute Montmorency. Un couple d'alpinistes, muni des ultimes raffinements de la technique, s'y attaque à la verticale. Un film d'une grande beauté, un suspense vertigineux, sur une paroi richement sculptée qui est une merveille de la nature, dans un site touristique unique, à deux pas de la capitale du Québec.

  • director
    Marc Hébert
  • editing
    Marc Hébert
  • producer
    Marc Beaudet
  • images
    Roger Rochat
  • sound
    Claude Chevalier
  • music recording
    Roger Lamoureux
  • sound mixer
    Hans Peter Strobl
  • music
    Vincent Dionne
  • participation
    Claude Bérubé
    André Hébert
    Bernard Poisson
    Monique Saint-Martin

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Education

Ages 12 to 16

Health/Personal Development - Safety and Injury Prevention
Physical Education - Outdoor Education
Physical Education - Safety/Fair Play/Leadership

Ice-climbing enthusiasts don’t use the same techniques as regular mountain climbers. Teachers and students will need at least one training session in class to prepare themselves before venturing outside and trying out an easily accessible surface. They will also need to be familiar with climbing terminology to communicate effectively, and learn basic safety rules to avoid accidents.
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