Mountain Climbing Movies

  • 1938
    Scuola di roccia

    Scuola di roccia

    Scuola di roccia

    01938HD

    An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the mounta...

    Scuola di roccia
  • 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 Matte...

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
  • 1939
    Fiamme Verdi

    Fiamme Verdi

    Fiamme Verdi

    01939HD

    The film shows training maneuvers by the 'Fiamme Verdi' (Green Flames) brigade, instructed by the mountaineering military school of Aosta. The maneuve...

    Fiamme Verdi
  • 1926
    Crags and Crevasses

    Crags and Crevasses

    Crags and Crevasses

    01926HD

    A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses an...

    Crags and Crevasses
  • 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, A...

    The Eiger North Face
  • 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, tw...

    Southern Peaks
  • 1941
    Peaks

    Peaks

    Peaks

    01941HD

    Cimes is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by Jean Vernet in 1941 and produced by Films de Cavaignac. It featur...

    Peaks
  • 2008
    Berhault

    Berhault

    Berhault

    102008HD

    Berhault
  • 1904
    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing

    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing

    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing
  • 2005
    Climb When Ready - A Course in Rock Climbing

    Climb When Ready - A Course in Rock Climbing

    Climb When Ready - A Course in Rock Climbing

    02005HD

    Offers a course in Rock Climbing on a 100-minute DVD, produced by UIAA International Rock Climbing Instructors. This film covers climbing techniques,...

    Climb When Ready - A Course in Rock Climbing
  • 1946
    A Cragsman's Day

    A Cragsman's Day

    A Cragsman's Day

    01946HD

    Rock climbing on the "Cobbler". Awarded first prize by Michael Powell in the 1948 Scottish Amateur Film Festival

    A Cragsman's Day
  • 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 direct r...

    First Ascent of the Paganella Direct
  • 1914
    Adventures on the Roof of the World

    Adventures on the Roof of the World

    Adventures on the Roof of the World

    01914HD

    The film collects material from different mountain adventures in the Alps filmed by Frederick Burlingham. From alpine climbing on the slopes of the Ju...

    Adventures on the Roof of the World
  • 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 f...

    The Game is Up
  • 2026
    Ascending Mt. Blanc

    Ascending Mt. Blanc

    Ascending Mt. Blanc

    02026HD

    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 Bl...

    Ascending Mt. Blanc
  • 1918
    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    01918HD

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

    A Mountaineering Memory
  • 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
  • 2005
    Winter Essentials

    Winter Essentials

    Winter Essentials

    02005HD

    The film follows a group of three winter mountaineers and a pair of winter climbers on a typical day out in the Scottish mountains. See how they cope...

    Winter Essentials
  • 1920
    Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes

    Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes

    Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes

    01920HD

    Demonstrations of methods that can be employed to scale to great heights. A Pathe Baby film showing footage from different films of the Pathe factory....

    Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes
  • 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