Mountaineering Documentary Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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