Documentaire Movies

Travelogue released on the 15th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...

Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.

An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on July 6th, 1919.

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,...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Much nerve is required by those who participate in this sport as some of the curves of the course are most acute and dangerous, especially at the...

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

A wonderfully successful film taken in Switzerland and showing experts in the great annual competition. In three parts: 1. Jumping from a stage 2....

Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...

Released on July 27th, 1919.