Documental Movies

Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...

"4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Barre Des Écrins. It was directed...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The peculiarity of this waterfall, with its narrow funnel-shaped opening, from which, on to the jagged rocks the torrent dashes, is here portrayed in...

Frederick Burlingham visits Vesuvius and climbs down into the crater accompanied by two Italian guides. Contains some nice actuality of Pompeii and...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The film follows two mountain enthusiasts, battling through a glacier area in the Swiss mountains. The mountaineers are two very prominent skiers at...

In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Michaela Kiersch goes on a global sending spree, becoming the first woman ever to climb both V15 boulders and 5.15 routes.

Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A documentary illustrating the mountain sports activities of the university students of the GUF (Gruppi universitari fascisti) in Val Gardena,...

This rare documentary was filmed with the participation and personal camera of Wolfgang Gorther, a German military cinematographer of the 1st mining...

Ben Mayforth redefines adaptive climbing in his intense pursuit of 5.13.

Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.