Mountaineering Documentary Movies

  • 1932
    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    01932HD

    An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif
  • 1917
    To the Summit of Mt. Hood

    To the Summit of Mt. Hood

    To the Summit of Mt. Hood

    01917HD

    Released on July 30th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    To the Summit of Mt. Hood
  • 1902
    Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc

    Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc

    Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc

    01902HD

    Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.

    Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc
  • 1900
    Chamonix - La Mer de glace. Montée

    Chamonix - La Mer de glace. Montée

    Chamonix - La Mer de glace. Montée

    01900HD

    Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

    Chamonix - La Mer de glace. Montée
  • 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
    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
  • 1912
    Alpine Rock Climbing Technique

    Alpine Rock Climbing Technique

    Alpine Rock Climbing Technique

    01912HD

    "Demonstration of rock climbing in the Dolomites. Four climbers scramble unroped up a gully on limestone rock. They rope up for a steep chimney,...

    Alpine Rock Climbing Technique
  • 1903
    Gemmi Pass and Oeschinen Lake

    Gemmi Pass and Oeschinen Lake

    Gemmi Pass and Oeschinen Lake

    01903HD

    Tourists leaving the Bear Hotel, Kandersteg, to cross the Gemmi. Many ladies of the party are seen mounting the hardy ponies at the hotel front, and,...

    Gemmi Pass and Oeschinen Lake
  • 1908
    Accident dans les Alpes

    Accident dans les Alpes

    Accident dans les Alpes

    01908HD

    "Accident dans les Alpes" is a documentary about alpinism. It was produced in 1908.

    Accident dans les Alpes
  • 1910
    A Travers les Glaces

    A Travers les Glaces

    A Travers les Glaces

    01910HD

    "A Travers les Glaces" is a documentary about alpinism. It was produced in 1910 by Éclair.

    A Travers les Glaces
  • 1936
    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins

    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins

    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins

    01936HD

    "4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Barre Des Écrins. It was directed...

    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins
  • 1984
    Everest - The Australian Challenge

    Everest - The Australian Challenge

    Everest - The Australian Challenge

    01984HD

    "Everest - The Australian Challenge" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on Everest. It was directed by Tim Macartney-Snape in 1984 and...

    Everest - The Australian Challenge
  • 1906
    Catastrophe in the Alps

    Catastrophe in the Alps

    Catastrophe in the Alps

    01906HD

    "A mountaineering expedition in search of the victims of an Alpine tragedy, in which two well known climbers lost their lives. A beautifully pathetic...

    Catastrophe in the Alps
  • 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
  • 1910
    Ascent of Portjengrat

    Ascent of Portjengrat

    Ascent of Portjengrat

    01910HD

    In 1910, the Parisian Albert Chapon and the Genevan Louis Arlaud filmed the ascent of Portjengrat (3,654 m) in the Penine Alps. The resulting film...

    Ascent of Portjengrat
  • 1937
    Bergsteiger in den Allgäuer Alpen

    Bergsteiger in den Allgäuer Alpen

    Bergsteiger in den Allgäuer Alpen

    01937HD

    A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

    Bergsteiger in den Allgäuer Alpen
  • 1936
    Everest 1936 - Ruttledge

    Everest 1936 - Ruttledge

    Everest 1936 - Ruttledge

    01936HD

    Record of the 1936 British Mount Everest Expedition led by Hugh Ruttledge. Although the North Col was reached, a combination of high winds, storms...

    Everest 1936 - Ruttledge
  • 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
  • 1937
    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    01937HD

    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
  • 1936
    Die Eiger-Nordwand

    Die Eiger-Nordwand

    Die Eiger-Nordwand

    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,...

    Die Eiger-Nordwand