Mountain Film Movies

  • 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
  • 1940
    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    01940HD

    "An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif
  • 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
  • 1922
    L'escalade de la Grande Arête

    L'escalade de la Grande Arête

    L'escalade de la Grande Arête

    01922HD

    The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...

    L'escalade de la Grande Arête
  • 1913
    Up Mt. Blanc

    Up Mt. Blanc

    Up Mt. Blanc

    01913HD

    Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...

    Up Mt. Blanc
  • 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
  • 1924
    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

    01924HD

    Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...

    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine
  • 1942
    Ski Equipment

    Ski Equipment

    Ski Equipment

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    Ski Equipment
  • 1935
    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    01935HD

    This short film shows an alpine march of the young fascists of the federal command of Belluno to the Mario Vazzoler refuge. From there, a group of...

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno
  • 1942
    First Aid and Emergency Repair of Equipment

    First Aid and Emergency Repair of Equipment

    First Aid and Emergency Repair of Equipment

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    First Aid and Emergency Repair of Equipment
  • 1924
    Les Charmoz

    Les Charmoz

    Les Charmoz

    01924HD

    Les Charmoz is a documentary about mountaineering that takes place on Aiguille Des Grands Charmoz. Produced in 1924.

    Les Charmoz
  • 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
  • 1936
    Climbing Cathedral Spires

    Climbing Cathedral Spires

    Climbing Cathedral Spires

    01936HD

    Ancient documentary that presents the ascent of Higher and Lower Cathedral Spires in Yosemite Valley by a party of three climbers from the Sierra...

    Climbing Cathedral Spires
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1938
    I Denti della Vecchia

    I Denti della Vecchia

    I Denti della Vecchia

    01938HD

    An old film about the mountains of I Denti della Vecchia, a mountain group in the Lugano Pre-Alps, between Switzerland (Val Colla) and Italy...

    I Denti della Vecchia
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1927
    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    01927HD

    Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

    A la conquête des cimes
  • 1930
    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera

    01930HD

    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...

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera