Mountaintop Movies

  • 1940
    Ascent of the Tooth

    Ascent of the Tooth

    Ascent of the Tooth

    01940HD

    An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on...

    Ascent of the Tooth
  • 1924
    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

    01924HD

    Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...

    The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine
  • 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
  • 1937
    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps

    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps

    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps

    01937HD

    A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps
  • 1940
    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    01940HD

    "An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif
  • 1923
    Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus

    Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus

    Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus

    01923HD

    A group of mountaineers ascend the Grossvenediger in the Austrian Tyrol in winter. The group starts from the Krimmler waterfalls and the Warnsdorfer...

    Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus
  • 1929
    Sebastopol

    Sebastopol

    Sebastopol

    01929HD

    A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...

    Sebastopol
  • 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
  • 1970
    Une partie de varappe dans les Gastlosen

    Une partie de varappe dans les Gastlosen

    Une partie de varappe dans les Gastlosen

    01970HD

    "A rock climbing traverse in the Gastlosen Massif. Arrival of the train to Saanenmöser, three men walk to reach the wall. Crossing the rock face...

    Une partie de varappe dans les Gastlosen
  • 1929
    Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

    01929HD

    A winter vintage ascent to Mount Ruapehu by a large group of mountaineers composed of about 11 men and women. Mount Ruapehu, 2797 meters high, is an...

    Snowdrift
  • 1947
    Ridge in the Sky

    Ridge in the Sky

    Ridge in the Sky

    01947HD

    Swiss documentary on the ascent of the Eiger by the Mitellegi ridge. After spending the night in the hut located 625 meters below the summit, two...

    Ridge in the Sky