Glacier Travel Movies

  • 1924
    An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier

    An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier

    An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier

    01924HD

    Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...

    An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
  • 1927
    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    01927HD

    Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

    A la conquête des cimes
  • 1937
    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    01937HD

    Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

    A la conquête des cimes
  • 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
  • 1926
    Crags and Crevasses

    Crags and Crevasses

    Crags and Crevasses

    01926HD

    A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses...

    Crags and Crevasses
  • 1900
    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers

    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers

    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers

    01900HD

    Four men walk accross the upper part of the Mer de Glace Glacier. All they walk unroped and using ice axes as a cane. The shot belongs to a...

    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers
  • 1917
    Exquisite Lake Louise

    Exquisite Lake Louise

    Exquisite Lake Louise

    01917HD

    The most picturesque spot of all Canada is, without doubt, Lake Louise. From Banff Mr. Holmes asks you to go with him through a scenic wonderland...

    Exquisite Lake Louise
  • 1904
    Crossing a Dangerous Snow Bridge

    Crossing a Dangerous Snow Bridge

    Crossing a Dangerous Snow Bridge

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Crossing a Dangerous Snow Bridge
  • 1900
    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent

    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent

    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent

    01900HD

    Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
  • 1941
    Northwestern Mountains

    Northwestern Mountains

    Northwestern Mountains

    01941HD

    An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

    Northwestern Mountains
  • 1932
    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif

    01932HD

    An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

    An Ascent of the Cevedale Massif
  • 1929
    Westland

    Westland

    Westland

    01929HD

    Government travelogue depicting New Zealand's West land's scenery: Lake Manapouri, Fox Glacier Hotel, and Franz Josef Glacier. From the Fox Glacier...

    Westland
  • 1932
    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    01932HD

    An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers