Mountaineering Documentary Movies

1906
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
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Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...
1897
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
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1897, directed by Georges Melies.
2003
Cho Oyu - West of Everest
Cho Oyu - West of Everest
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"Cho Oyu, West of Everest takes a candid look at the daily struggles associated with an expedition to climb the sixth highest mountain in the world....
1902
Climber and Guides Camping Out
Climber and Guides Camping Out
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1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1932
An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
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An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...
1901
Climbing the Wetterhorn
Climbing the Wetterhorn
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Released in 1901
1904
Close Call: Dangerous Climbing
Close Call: Dangerous Climbing
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1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1970
Descending a Steep Rockfaced Mountain Side
Descending a Steep Rockfaced Mountain Side
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1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1918
Scrambles in the High Alps
Scrambles in the High Alps
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Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.
1927
Mountaineering in Lakeland
Mountaineering in Lakeland
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A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...
1926
Mountain Climbing in Glacier National Park
Mountain Climbing in Glacier National Park
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A man and a woman climbing the Grinnell Point in Glacier National Park. They start from the Many Glacier Hotel and progress on an easy terrain first...
1970
Above the Clouds on Mt. Rainier
Above the Clouds on Mt. Rainier
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Above the Clouds in Rainier National Park shows a two-day climb from Paradise Inn to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The film was produced by the Kodak...
1902
Climbing the Final Arete
Climbing the Final Arete
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1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1902
Climbing the Great Schreckhorn
Climbing the Great Schreckhorn
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Following the successful ascent of Mont Blanc, the Warwick Trading Company expedition led by Frank Ormiston-Smith went on to film the ascent of the...
1924
Sur les glaciers bleus
Sur les glaciers bleus
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A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...
1903
Ascent of the Jungfrau
Ascent of the Jungfrau
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The ascent of the Jungfrau by the Urban Alpine Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, on...
1970
Une partie de varappe dans les Gastlosen
Une partie de varappe dans les Gastlosen
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"A rock climbing traverse in the Gastlosen Massif. Arrival of the train to Saanenmöser, three men walk to reach the wall. Crossing the rock face...
1916
Climbing the Austrian Alps
Climbing the Austrian Alps
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Travelogue released on August 28th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1902
Ascending a Rock Chimney
Ascending a Rock Chimney
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A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...
1930
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
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A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...