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Austrian military detachment out for Ski practice, showing how the Ski may be used in crossing snow-covered and ice hardened surfaces with great...

On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....

The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...

1913, directed by Frederick Burlingham.

The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.

Several bouts are shown in this picture, and as the contestants frequently lift each other into mid air, and then throw, the effect is exciting and...

Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands...

Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced...

Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

A unique view of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The film is tinted to portray the falls amid highly picturesque setting in the...

Bioscoped from a motor. The center of fashion and society in the Bernese Oberland. The rendezvous of the most cosmopolitan crowd in Europe.