Mountain Film Movies

  • 1937
    L'Aspra Meta

    L'Aspra Meta

    L'Aspra Meta

    01937HD

    The ascent of the spectacular needle Guglia Rudatis (2.202 meters), in the Italian Dolomites by a group of rock climbers. A group of six men leave a...

    L'Aspra Meta
  • 1933
    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps

    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps

    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps

    01933HD

    Along New Zealand’s South Islands runs the mighty chain of the Southern Alps, where large and beautiful glaciers and Ice-falls abound among the...

    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1942
    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    01942HD

    In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month...

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages
  • 1942
    Ski Safety

    Ski Safety

    Ski Safety

    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 Safety
  • 1945
    Mountain in the Monsoon

    Mountain in the Monsoon

    Mountain in the Monsoon

    01945HD

    Documentary film material was produced during the 1938 expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Paul Bauer. The German Himalaya Foundation had planned a...

    Mountain in the Monsoon
  • 1943
    Climbing

    Climbing

    Climbing

    01943HD

    Documentary film of the Swiss newsreel about climbing in the Kreuzbergen. The film was produced in August 1943 by the Zurich company Gloria Film AG....

    Climbing
  • 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
  • 1934
    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    01934HD

    The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

    The Aiguille Verte
  • 2023
    Return to Mont Aiguille

    Return to Mont Aiguille

    Return to Mont Aiguille

    02023HD

    In 1492, Captain Antoine de Ville reached the summit of Mont Aiguille. At the time, there were no climbing shoes, no harnesses, no quickdraws!...

    Return to Mont Aiguille
  • 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
  • 1927
    An Alpinist’s Equipment

    An Alpinist’s Equipment

    An Alpinist’s Equipment

    01927HD

    Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels,...

    An Alpinist’s Equipment
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1942
    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    01942HD

    The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...

    Piccoli Alpini
  • 1932
    She Climbs to Conquer

    She Climbs to Conquer

    She Climbs to Conquer

    101932HD

    "She Climbs to Conquer" shot by W.J. Oliver, was a noteworthy film which gained well merited acclaim. Made in 1933 it pictured the climb of Georgia...

    She Climbs to Conquer
  • 1945
    Monte Miracolo

    Monte Miracolo

    Monte Miracolo

    81945HD

    An engineer struggles with his rival to receive the order to carry out an important construction in the Valle d'Aosta. Both opponents embark on a...

    Monte Miracolo
  • 1930
    The Glacier's Secret

    The Glacier's Secret

    The Glacier's Secret

    01930HD

    "In this film of the 'Vagabond Adventure Series', Tom Terris takes us to New Zealand in a kind of travelogue film. We accompany a client and a...

    The Glacier's Secret
  • 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