Mountaineering Documentary Movies

  • 1931
    Excelsior

    Excelsior

    Excelsior

    01931HD

    Record of the international expedition to climb Kangchenjunga in 1930. The German-Austrian-British expedition, led by Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth,...

    Excelsior
  • 2025
    Trango

    Trango

    Trango

    102025HD

    After a two-year attempt, renowned ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger, joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel...

    Trango
  • 1945
    Mountain in the Monsoon

    Mountain in the Monsoon

    Mountain in the Monsoon

    01945HD

    Documentary film material was produced during the 1938 expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Paul Bauer. The German Himalaya Foundation had planned a...

    Mountain in the Monsoon
  • 2004
    Gure Himalaya

    Gure Himalaya

    Gure Himalaya

    102004HD

    Gure Himalaya is a documentary about the mountaineering exploits of the Iñurrategi brothers between 1990 and 1998 — from climbing Pumori...

    Gure Himalaya
  • 1936
    Nanga Parbat

    Nanga Parbat

    Nanga Parbat

    01936HD

    Record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the new Nazi government. Peter Aschenbrenner...

    Nanga Parbat
  • 1979
    Ama Dablam

    Ama Dablam

    Ama Dablam

    01979HD

    Ama Dablam is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on Ama Dablam. It was directed by Roger C. Brown in 1979 and produced by ABC. It is a...

    Ama Dablam
  • 1938
    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    01938HD

    Shortened version of the film 'Snow flight' distributed by Warner Bros. The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to...

    Ski Flight
  • 1942
    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    01942HD

    Record of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga Parbat. In June 1938, the vanguard of the German expedition to the Himalayas, after many laborious...

    Snowed-In at Camp IV
  • 2012
    Wild One

    Wild One

    Wild One

    102012HD

    In 1977, Philippe Ribiere is born in Martinique with the Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. Abandoned by his parents, he is left to the hospital, where he is...

    Wild One
  • 2011
    Race for The Nose

    Race for The Nose

    Race for The Nose

    102011HD

    Welcome to the wildest competition known to man -- the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan. Yosemite legends Dean Potter and Hans Florine go...

    Race for The Nose
  • 1941
    The White Valley

    The White Valley

    The White Valley

    01941HD

    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...

    The White Valley
  • 2015
    Cervin 1865, une première tragique

    Cervin 1865, une première tragique

    Cervin 1865, une première tragique

    102015HD

    The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Charles Hudson, Douglas Hadow, Michel Croz and two...

    Cervin 1865, une première tragique
  • 2016
    Lines

    Lines

    Lines

    7.52016HD

    Lignes chronicles the sublime interplay between alpine literature and an expedition seeking the true meaning of mountaineering. Four high-mountain...

    Lines
  • 2026
    Alone on the Torre

    Alone on the Torre

    Alone on the Torre

    02026HD

    Elite alpinist Colin Haley lays everything on the line in a legendary winter solo push on Cerro Torre – one of Patagonia’s most iconic...

    Alone on the Torre
  • 1946
    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    01946HD

    An orange grower has a private observatory for comet hunting; Canadian mountaineer trains children; one man makes cactus furniture, another agate...

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4
  • 1935
    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    01935HD

    Britain's first complete rock climbing film, by Stanley Watson. A film about climbing in the Lakes. Norah Johnstone, a teacher at Keswick Grammar...

    High Hazard
  • 1935
    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    01935HD

    Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the...

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat
  • 1994
    Les Parois de la Mémoire - Le Pilier Central du Frêney

    Les Parois de la Mémoire - Le Pilier Central du Frêney

    Les Parois de la Mémoire - Le Pilier Central du Frêney

    101994HD

    Les Parois de la Mémoire – Le Pilier Central du Frêney is a 25-minute documentary film directed by Jérôme Equer in...

    Les Parois de la Mémoire - Le Pilier Central du Frêney
  • 1984
    Himalaya - 8000 Meters Without Oxygen

    Himalaya - 8000 Meters Without Oxygen

    Himalaya - 8000 Meters Without Oxygen

    01984HD

    Doug Scott and Roger Baxter-Jones climb Broad Peak.

    Himalaya - 8000 Meters Without Oxygen
  • 1934
    Three Lives and a Rope

    Three Lives and a Rope

    Three Lives and a Rope

    01934HD

    The idea is a simple one: three alpinists climb in the Mont Blanc Massif. This situation brings one face to face with the dangers of the mountain:...

    Three Lives and a Rope