Mountaineering Documentary Movies

  • 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
    Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

    01929HD

    A winter vintage ascent to Mount Ruapehu by a large group of mountaineers composed of about 11 men and women. Mount Ruapehu, 2797 meters high, is an...

    Snowdrift
  • 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...

    Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes
  • 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