Documental Movies

A winter ascent of Piz Bernina by Swiss mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. The film also shows images of avalanche research,...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on July 20th, 1919.

1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1. Lake steamer leaving Lucerne. 2. Panorama of Lucerne Lake front. 3. The picturesque Village Weggis. 4. The oldest Chalet at Trieb. 5. Brunnen -...

Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Rare film about skiing, shot in the Nuria Valley in 1941, with the participation of the first company of skiers of Nuria. The documentary entitled...

Showing lady and gentleman climbers with guides negotiating difficult situations until finally their progress is stopped by a cow in their path which...

Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

Departure of the steamer from Interlaken, and giving throughout its entire length, a film picture of exceptional beauty. The stereoscopic effect is...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Mountain climbing with all its thrills near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. The film begins on a busy street in Toronto with...