Mountain Documentary Movies

  • 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,...

    Southern Peaks
  • 1932
    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    01932HD

    An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif
  • 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
  • 2010
    Petzl RocTrip Mexico 2010

    Petzl RocTrip Mexico 2010

    Petzl RocTrip Mexico 2010

    102010HD

    The Petzl RocTrip 2010 in Mexico welcomed people from all corners of the world to the unique climbing destinations of El Chonta et Las Peñas...

    Petzl RocTrip Mexico 2010
  • 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,...

    The Eiger North Face
  • 2016
    The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

    The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

    The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

    102016HD

    Released in 2016, the short film by Keith Ladzinski, Josh Povec and Andy Mann traces the origins of sport climbing in the legendary Verdon Gorges,...

    The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing
  • 1928
    Way Up and Back

    Way Up and Back

    Way Up and Back

    01928HD

    "During the 1927, AGM Geddes on behalf of the Huts Committee, gave the report on the progress made on the completion of the Club's first hut, the Fay...

    Way Up and Back
  • 1929
    Franz Josef Glacier

    Franz Josef Glacier

    Franz Josef Glacier

    01929HD

    An alternative version of the film 'Southern Peaks', shortened in this case to be included in an episode of the series 'Glimpses of New Zealand'....

    Franz Josef Glacier
  • 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
  • 2012
    Emmène-Moi Là-Haut

    Emmène-Moi Là-Haut

    Emmène-Moi Là-Haut

    102012HD

    Emmène-Moi Là-Haut
  • 1924
    Sur les glaciers bleus

    Sur les glaciers bleus

    Sur les glaciers bleus

    01924HD

    A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...

    Sur les glaciers bleus
  • 2004
    The Three Teas in Algeria

    The Three Teas in Algeria

    The Three Teas in Algeria

    102004HD

    Thierry Damilano and his team of Tuareg guides will take you on a trek in the Algerian Sahara, to discover the local culture with a mandatory visit...

    The Three Teas in Algeria
  • 2013
    High Tension

    High Tension

    High Tension

    82013HD

    Ueli Steck (Switzerland), Simone Moro (Italy) and Jon Griffith (GB) are not like 95% of the climbers on Everest: they don't use oxygen, altimeters...

    High Tension
  • 1927
    Mountaineering in Lakeland

    Mountaineering in Lakeland

    Mountaineering in Lakeland

    01927HD

    A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...

    Mountaineering in Lakeland
  • 1941
    The Basic Principles of Skiing

    The Basic Principles of Skiing

    The Basic Principles of Skiing

    01941HD

    Shot in 1941, this black-and-white instructional film (featuring actor Alan Ladd) serves as a veritable time capsule on the history of the sport,...

    The Basic Principles of Skiing
  • 1907
    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    101907HD

    Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands...

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc
  • 1970
    1910: The Uncovering

    1910: The Uncovering

    1910: The Uncovering

    01970HD

    For many years the only transportation link across Canada was one railway line. This tenuous, nation-building ribbon of steel was built through high,...

    1910: The Uncovering
  • 1981
    Dévers

    Dévers

    Dévers

    101981HD

    Dévers
  • 2023
    The High Life

    The High Life

    The High Life

    102023HD

    In the final season of the original 119-year-old Le Refuge de la Charpoua, hutkeeper of eight years, Sarah Cartier, and her two children, embrace the...

    The High Life
  • 1922
    L'arête de l'Argentine

    L'arête de l'Argentine

    L'arête de l'Argentine

    01922HD

    The two guides Adrien and Félix Veillon with the customer Rotschild climb the Argentine ridge in the Swiss canton of Valais. The film was so...

    L'arête de l'Argentine