Mountain Climber Movies

  • 1932
    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    01932HD

    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...

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
  • 1929
    Southern Peaks

    Southern Peaks

    Southern Peaks

    01929HD

    Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

    Southern Peaks
  • 1901
    Climbing the Wetterhorn

    Climbing the Wetterhorn

    Climbing the Wetterhorn

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Climbing the Wetterhorn
  • 1941
    Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches

    Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches

    Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches

    01941HD

    A winter ascent of Piz Bernina by Swiss mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. The film also shows images of avalanche research,...

    Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches
  • 1929
    Westland

    Westland

    Westland

    01929HD

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

    Westland
  • 1917
    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern

    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern

    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern

    01917HD

    At the heart of the eastern Alps, in the Niedere Tauern massif that rises in the Austrian state of Salzburg, soldiers undertake the tortuous ascent...

    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern
  • 1934
    The Game is Up

    The Game is Up

    The Game is Up

    01934HD

    Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...

    The Game is Up
  • 1927
    Mountaineering in Lakeland

    Mountaineering in Lakeland

    Mountaineering in Lakeland

    01927HD

    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...

    Mountaineering in Lakeland
  • 1970
    Climbing Mount Tupper

    Climbing Mount Tupper

    Climbing Mount Tupper

    01970HD

    William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...

    Climbing Mount Tupper
  • 1938
    Liesels schönste Kletterfahrt

    Liesels schönste Kletterfahrt

    Liesels schönste Kletterfahrt

    01938HD

    The film is presented as a climbing film from Tirol's mountain world based on an idea by Kurt Maix, and it's a touristical film of the series 'Bilder...

    Liesels schönste Kletterfahrt
  • 1945
    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    01945HD

    Klettern im Fels is an instructional documentary about rock climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...

    Rock Climbing
  • 1939
    With a Company on Piz Palü

    With a Company on Piz Palü

    With a Company on Piz Palü

    01939HD

    "A 'Full-day exercise in the Bernina area' by mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. At two o'clock, 130 men broke up in...

    With a Company on Piz Palü
  • 1932
    First Ascent of the Paganella Direct

    First Ascent of the Paganella Direct

    First Ascent of the Paganella Direct

    01932HD

    In September 1932, a party of climbers composed of Bruno Detassis, Gino Corrà and Nello Bianchini completed the first ascent of the Paganella...

    First Ascent of the Paganella Direct
  • 1936
    The Eiger North Face

    The Eiger North Face

    The Eiger North Face

    01936HD

    Die Eiger-Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Eiger. It was directed by Max Herrmann in 1936. It features Fritz Steuri,...

    The Eiger North Face
  • 1947
    College Climbers

    College Climbers

    College Climbers

    01947HD

    Richard Wellington leads Western State Collegers from Gunnison up to Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains, Colorado. The film is an episode of the...

    College Climbers
  • 1932
    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

    01932HD

    A film by Richard 'Dick' Leonard produced by the American Alpine Club about mountaineering in Sierra Nevada (California). Richard Manning Leonard was...

    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
  • 1917
    Climbing Mt. Washington

    Climbing Mt. Washington

    Climbing Mt. Washington

    01917HD

    "This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

    Climbing Mt. Washington
  • 1929
    River of Ice

    River of Ice

    River of Ice

    01929HD

    A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

    River of Ice
  • 1947
    Mount Bulyea

    Mount Bulyea

    Mount Bulyea

    01947HD

    Produced by Olympic Productions, the film shows an adventurous band of climbers making their successful assault on the heights of Mount Bulyea in the...

    Mount Bulyea
  • 1970
    Ascending Mt. Blanc

    Ascending Mt. Blanc

    Ascending Mt. Blanc

    01970HD

    The ascent of Mont Blanc in four Pathe Baby reels. The film is a short version of the 1907 'L'ascension du Mont Blanc'. It shows the ascent of Mont...

    Ascending Mt. Blanc