Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

The Ascent of Mont Blanc

The ascent of Mont Blanc filmed by Frederick Burlingham in August 1915. A party composed by Burlingham's wife and several guides from Chamonix, climb the Mont Blanc by the normal route of Grands Mulets. Frederick Burling

The Bride Of Mont Blanc

In a profound act of historical resurrection, modern day adventurer, Elise Wortley straps on her 19th Century hobnail boots and bonnet to celebrate History’s forgotten female explorers, whose absence from history continu

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the fir

Pont du Mont-Blanc, Genève

A view of the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva.

The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine

Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls that are sometimes rocky and sometimes snowy, they end up reaching the sum

Le pays du Mont-Blanc

Inside - 80km du Mont-Blanc

Montagnes De Rêve: Le Mont-Blanc

The ascent of Mont Blanc takes two days. First, you have to climb the Aiguille du Goûter, at the summit of which, at 3,817 meters, clings the Goûter refuge, a small metal box where you spend the night. The climb is 1,500

Papick, L'Enfant Du Mont Blanc

Eleven-year-old Papik (nickname for Yannick Vallençant) dreams of climbing Mont Blanc with his father, Patrick Vallençant. After serious training, the adventure begins: they set off from the summit of the Aiguille du Mid

Torrent du Mont Blanc à la nage

A documentary about André Payraud's descent of the Mont Blanc torrent by swimming down it. "I've always had a thirst for adventure. At 19, I was in a diving club and I loved Jacques Martin's show, 'Incroyable mais vrai'

Giants of the Alps “Mont Blanc, Eiger North Face, Matterhorn”

L'incendie du Tunnel du Mont-Blanc

Ascending Mt. Blanc

The ascent of Mont Blanc in four Pathe Baby reels. The film is a short version of the 1907 'L'ascension du Mont Blanc'. It shows the ascent of Mont Blanc from Chamonix by a party of guides and clients. The team assembles

My Grandmother’s Sketchbook: Under Mont Blanc

A 30-year-old sketchbook leads Max Romey to the Mont Blanc region. The Alaska-based watercolor artist and environmental advocate sets out to follow in the footsteps of his grandmother, who visited this landscape in the l

Objectif Mont Blanc, sur les traces d'un géant

A climatologist, a physicist, and a volcanologist set out to conquer the highest peak in the Alps. Through exceptional images, the film recounts their odyssey and reveals the immense wealth of this natural laboratory. St

Ultra-trail du Mont-Blanc, la course de leur vie

Le Mont-Blanc, les défis du plus haut sommet de France

Tunnel du Mont-Blanc : Les leçons de l'incendie

Descent into the Ice - Exploring Mont Blanc's Hidden Glacial Lakes

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