Alpes Movies
- 1902
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1947
Climbing the Matterhorn
Climbing the Matterhorn71947HD
Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight...
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- 1902
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc01902HD
Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.
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- 1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1903
Bobsleighing in the Alps
Bobsleighing in the Alps01903HD
The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge...
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- 1907
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc101907HD
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...
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- 1903
Ascent of the Jungfrau
Ascent of the Jungfrau01903HD
The ascent of the Jungfrau by the Urban Alpine Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, on...
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- 1902
Ascending a Rock Chimney
Ascending a Rock Chimney01902HD
A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...
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- 1918
Scrambles in the High Alps
Scrambles in the High Alps01918HD
Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.
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- 1924
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier01924HD
Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...
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- 1904
Fusillade of Rocks in the Alps
Fusillade of Rocks in the Alps01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1924
Sur les glaciers bleus
Sur les glaciers bleus01924HD
A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...
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- 1903
Fun on the Skating Rink
Fun on the Skating Rink01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1901
Panorama of Alpine Scenery
Panorama of Alpine Scenery01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1924
An Alpine Ride Up the Strasserhorn
An Alpine Ride Up the Strasserhorn01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1938
Bergeller Kletterbissen
Bergeller Kletterbissen01938HD
Three rock climbing ascents in Val Bregaglia, Italy by Karl Freimann and Philipp Wieland, who made the first ascent of Fiamma in 1936. The film...
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- 1902
Crossing a Snow Bridge
Crossing a Snow Bridge01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1903
Lace Making in Alpine Village Street
Lace Making in Alpine Village Street01903HD
The stalls with their keepers and stores of laces are being inspected by English and American tourists, who no doubt takeaway with them a goodly...
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