Back Pack Movies

  • 1934
    The Game is Up

    The Game is Up

    The Game is Up

    01934HD

    Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...

    The Game is Up
  • 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
  • 1942
    Ski Equipment

    Ski Equipment

    Ski Equipment

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    Ski Equipment
  • 1941
    Peaks

    Peaks

    Peaks

    01941HD

    Cimes is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by Jean Vernet in 1941 and produced by Films de Cavaignac. It...

    Peaks
  • 1931
    Holidaying Among the Peaks

    Holidaying Among the Peaks

    Holidaying Among the Peaks

    01931HD

    Travelogue of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Sailing distance to Glacier National Park, Montana. Vimy Mountain overlooks National Parks on...

    Holidaying Among the Peaks
  • 1942
    Ski Safety

    Ski Safety

    Ski Safety

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    Ski Safety
  • 1929
    Sebastopol

    Sebastopol

    Sebastopol

    01929HD

    A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...

    Sebastopol
  • 1947
    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    01947HD

    A film on mountain-climbing in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Glenn Exum, Virginia Garner, and Paul Petzoldt demonstrate mountaineering techniques...

    The Mountain
  • 1970
    Climbing Mount Tupper

    Climbing Mount Tupper

    Climbing Mount Tupper

    01970HD

    William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...

    Climbing Mount Tupper
  • 1936
    Climbing Cathedral Spires

    Climbing Cathedral Spires

    Climbing Cathedral Spires

    01936HD

    Ancient documentary that presents the ascent of Higher and Lower Cathedral Spires in Yosemite Valley by a party of three climbers from the Sierra...

    Climbing Cathedral Spires
  • 1931
    New Skyscrapers for Old

    New Skyscrapers for Old

    New Skyscrapers for Old

    01931HD

    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...

    New Skyscrapers for Old
  • 1935
    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    01935HD

    This short film shows an alpine march of the young fascists of the federal command of Belluno to the Mario Vazzoler refuge. From there, a group of...

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno
  • 1940
    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    01940HD

    "An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif