Mountaineering Movies

Morag believes that nothing should come between anyone and getting out there in nature; as a deaf climber constantly pushing the limits of...

This is the journal of an expedition that, starting from the oasis town of Djanet, embarked on a 12-day journey guided by a member of the Algerian...

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...

On 9 August 2018, Slovenian climbers Luka Stražar and Aleš Česen, along with British climber Tom Livingstone, reached the summit of...

"Accident dans les Alpes" is a documentary about alpinism. It was produced in 1908.

Tourists leaving the Bear Hotel, Kandersteg, to cross the Gemmi. Many ladies of the party are seen mounting the hardy ponies at the hotel front, and,...

In 1999, Nigel Vardy survived a deadly storm on Mt. McKinley (now called Denali) thanks to a record-breaking rescue. Now, 25 years later, he returns...

"This documentary from local station KING-TV in Seattle, Washington, examines the history of Mount Rainier through narration, interviews,...

Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced...

Every year, over a thousand climbers try to reach the summit of Mount Everest, with the annual record for successful attempts currently standing at...

In 1905, Félix Mesguich, a young camera operator of the Lumière Brothers, films in the Blumlisalp Glacier, Switzerland, one of the...

This documentary chronicles the lives of two mountaineers from Nepal who have left the high Himalaya in search of "success" in New York City.

Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia, attracts more than 4000 climbers a year. This comprehensive look at climbing Aconcagua showcases two...

Among the last unclimbed peaks on earth there stands a little-known mountain in a remote region of China. Follow a climbing expedition as they make...

Heinz Mariacher got closer to the mountains by climbing the most important peaks of the Dolomites. He then devoted himself to free climbing, before...

The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...

This is the remarkable story of the origins of Scottish mountaineering and of Hugh Thomas Munro, the man whose name has become synonymous with...

In March 2002, the Italian climbers of the Ragni di Lecco group embarked on an expedition across the Algerian Sahara. Mario Conti, Simone Pedeferri,...

Follows fifteen women on an expedition to Nepal’s Yala Peak, climbing in honour of Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Everest.