Mountaineering Documentary Movies
- 1910

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc
Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc101910HD
In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short...
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- 1902

Some Difficulties in Alpine Climbing
Some Difficulties in Alpine Climbing01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1917

The Snows of Many Years
The Snows of Many Years21917HD
Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...
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- 1923

La Traversée du Grépon
La Traversée du Grépon101923HD
In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...
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- 1921

Im Kampf mit dem Berge
Im Kampf mit dem Berge6.51921HD
The film follows two mountain enthusiasts, battling through a glacier area in the Swiss mountains. The mountaineers are two very prominent skiers at...
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- 1994

Klatring i Store Skagastølstind
Klatring i Store Skagastølstind01994HD
For over a hundred years, Turtagrø in Sogn has been a mountain climbing center in Jotunheimen. The film photographer Gunnar Nilsen-Vig was...
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- 1927

A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby01927HD
A short version of the film 'A la conquête des cimes' by René Moreau released for the domestic market in two Pathe Baby big reels. In...
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- 1913

The Ascent of the Matterhorn
The Ascent of the Matterhorn01913HD
The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...
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- 1910

Sulle dentate scintillanti vette
Sulle dentate scintillanti vette01910HD
In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short...
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- 1923

Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus
Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus01923HD
A group of mountaineers ascend the Grossvenediger in the Austrian Tyrol in winter. The group starts from the Krimmler waterfalls and the Warnsdorfer...
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- 1935

Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat
Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat01935HD
Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the...
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- 1929

Westland
Westland01929HD
Government travelogue depicting New Zealand's West land's scenery: Lake Manapouri, Fox Glacier Hotel, and Franz Josef Glacier. From the Fox Glacier...
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- 1929

Snowdrift
Snowdrift01929HD
A winter vintage ascent to Mount Ruapehu by a large group of mountaineers composed of about 11 men and women. Mount Ruapehu, 2797 meters high, is an...
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- 1901

Ascent of the Jungfrau
Ascent of the Jungfrau01901HD
"A series of films taken during a difficult and dangerous ascent of the Jungfrau;, showing views of the climbers at an height of over 13,000 feet....
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- 1918

A Mountaineering Memory
A Mountaineering Memory01918HD
A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.
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- 1916

Alpine Vistas from the Zugspitze
Alpine Vistas from the Zugspitze01916HD
Austria and the Alps is the title of a 18 minutes travelogue by Burton Holmes produced to be distributed by the Paramount. The travelogue consisted...
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- 1900

Chamonix: Le mauvais pas
Chamonix: Le mauvais pas5.41900HD
A group of tourists, including five women, croos the Mauvais Pas, a rocky passage equipped with a railing, next to the Mer de Glace Glacier. One of...
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- 2011

Vertical Sailing Greenland
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A "team of savages," as their boat captain Bob Shepton calls them, comprised of Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Olivier Favresse, Nicolas Favresse, and...
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- 1906

Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers01906HD
Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...
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- 1897

Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc01897HD
1897, directed by Georges Melies.
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