Climbing Movies

An expedition to an unclimbed seacliff in Greenland includes hundreds of miles of arctic kayaking and iceberg dodging – and that's just to get...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Documentary film of the Swiss newsreel about climbing in the Kreuzbergen. The film was produced in August 1943 by the Zurich company Gloria Film AG....

Jean des Bossons is a documentary-fiction which recounts the activities of a high mountain guide in 1947. Around Chamonix Mont-Blanc, the guide Jean...

Following the successful ascent of Mont Blanc, the Warwick Trading Company expedition led by Frank Ormiston-Smith went on to film the ascent of the...

A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...

Travelogue released on August 28th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A short film about Toni Arbones, a professional rock climber and route bolter who for 30+ years single handedly turned Siurana, Spain into one of the...

Sur le fil des 4000 is a documentary film by Gilles Chapaz, which traces the last rope of the mountaineering duo Patrick Berhault and Philippe...

The film follows climbers Robbie Phillips and Jamie Lowther as they take on Ireland’s most legendary rock climb, Divided Years E9 6c. Robbie...

A mountaineer and audiovisual director begins a trip through Argentina to reconvene with the two friends with whom he tried to make a summit in the...

The controversial story of one of the World's best trad climbers, Englandʼs James Pearson. After a dramatic rise to become one of the top...

Released in 1953.

The film shows a winter crossing attempt of the Bernina ridge by a team of Swiss military in a reconnaissance tour in April 1939. The commanders...

In 1990 Macartney-Snape returned once again to Mt Everest with the idea of climbing the mountain from the sea to the summit. The idea had originally...

A captivating portrait of Gwen Moffat, Britain's first female mountain guide, exploring her deep connection to wild landscapes.

"Witness this is a documentary about bouldering that takes place in Boone. It was produced in 2001 by Greater Than Why. It features Dean Melton, Obe...

Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...

Professional climber Marcus Garcia travels from his home in southwest Colorado's San Juan Mountains to the limestone cliffs and spires of El Potrero...