The Haute Route became a death trap on April 29, 2018 and leaves many questions unanswered. Seven people froze to death from exhaustion in snow and ice, just 550 meters from the rescue hut. What happened? The film is a meticulous reconstruction of the drama and finds answers. _____________________________________________ ???? Subscribe to SRF Dok now on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/srfdok?sub_co... ???? Would you like to suggest a topic to us? Then write to us at: [email protected] _____________________________________________ Seven fatalities from a ski touring group of ten people. The drama beneath the Pigne d'Arolla, on the legendary Haute Route, the ski tour between Chamonix and Zermatt, is the biggest disaster of its kind in the Swiss Alps. Was it an accident, human error? Frank Senn's film unravels the drama and shows how it came about. Based on the statements of the survivors, documents and photos, re-enacted scenes, and excerpts from the investigation report of the Sion public prosecutor's office, the dramatic events of this tour can be reconstructed and answers found. For the first time, the three survivors, rescuers, as well as Steve House, the famous mountaineer from America, and two married couples from France, who were all on the same route on the same day, speak about the drama. Re-enactments show what happened on the tour in detail. The film also shows that, despite the supposed safety of modern aids and equipment, helicopter rescue and the proximity to civilization, nature is stronger than man. It shows in an exemplary way what is happening in the Alps, where mountain tourism is becoming ever stronger and larger. What can we learn from this disaster, are there any conclusions that must be drawn from it? The film is a national SRF project and an international co-production with Servus TV and Arte GEIE. The re-enactment was produced by Spiegel TV. _____________________________________________ ▪ A film by Frank Senn ▪ Camera: Simon Usteri, Matthias Lüscher, Daniel Leippert ▪ Editing: Felix Hulliger ▪ Reenactment production: Spiegel TV ▪ Production SRF: Andrea Hinder ▪ Management: Nathalie Rufer SRF, Steven Artel RTS, Claudio Lazzarino RSI, Sven Wälti SRG SSR, Hans Peter Stauber Servus TV, Emmanuelle Vuillequez ARTE, Alexander von Harling ARTE _____________________________________________ This is «DOK»: Our in-depth documentaries on topics from society, nature, politics, sport and business. They are stories as unique as life. NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND REPORTS EVERY WEEK _____________________________________________ ???? More on the topic of documentaries & reports can be found here: ???? SRF Dok on Facebook: https://fb.com/srfdok ???? More stories to listen to: https://www.srf.ch/audio/themen/mensc... ???? More documentaries on Play SRF: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/themen/dok... _____________________________________________ Channel info: The SRF Dok teams report factually, avoid "scripted reality" and are committed to journalistic integrity. The editorial credo: We show life in all its shades. _____________________________________________ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFDok #Doku #Dok #Haute Route #SRF