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MONT BLANC

Mont Blanc (1910-1919)

Mountaineers climb Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.

ALPINE SOLDIERS

Alpine Soldiers (1914-1918)

Alpine soldiers shovelling snow.

HILL CLIMB

Hill Climb (1914-1918)

Motorcycle riders attempt to mount very steep hill in dusty valley.

CROSS COUNTRY RACE THROUGH WATER

Cross Country Race Through Water (1914-1919)

Water wading race.

CAPTURE OF ERGENIM  aka ERZERUM

Capture Of Ergenim AKA Erzerum (1914-1918)

Russian troops cross snowy terrain approaching Erzerum.

MILITARY SPORTS

Military Sports (1914-1918)

Light-hearted military sports events.

IN THE TRACK OF THE GREAT STORM

In The Track Of The Great Storm (1916)

Children playing on fallen trees that were uprooted in storm...

 

 

AFTER BEING WOUNDED

After Being Wounded (1916)

Recovering wounded New Zealanders hold sports meeting.

ON THE TRAIL

On The Trail (1917)

Boy Scouts from Seattle go camping in the mountains in winter

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING/ TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES aka FOR MOUNTAIN TOP PEACE

Mountain Climbing/ Transporting Supplies AKA For Mountain Top Peace (1919)

Hill climbers...

LOWER KERR KNOTT - CLIMBING

Lower Kerr Knott - Climbing (1920-1929)

Two men climb up crevasse of Lower Kerr Knott.

CUNARD - LIVERPOOL

Cunard - Liverpool (1920-1929)

Great shots of musical comedy stars Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert in...

MOUNTAIN CLIMB AND RAILWAY

Mountain Climb And Railway (1920-1929)

Men and young boys on mountain hike plus train on mountain railway.

IRISH HILL CLIMB

Irish Hill Climb (1921)

We see cars and motorcycles driving up a hill as part of a speed test in Dublin....

ODD-JOBS record a

Odd-Jobs Record A (1927)

Various jobs are featured - stunt flying, deep sea diving, totem pole carvers,...

THE LIVING STATUE

The Living Statue (1928)

Lumberjack climbs up a very tall tree to chop part of the top off.

THE SHELSLEY WALSH HILL CLIMB aka SHELSEY WALSH

The Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb AKA Shelsey Walsh (1930)

Nice footage of motorcars racing up a hill...

THE SUPER TEST

The Super Test (1930)

Canadian motorcyclists test out their bikes by ridding up a steep hillside.

THE BEAR IDEA

The Bear Idea (1930)

Bears in the wild are contrasted with bears in a zoo.

HIGH SOCIETY

High Society (1930)

Group of women hikers climb Snowdon in Wales.

OVER CUMBERLAND'S FAMOUS FELLS aka OVER CUMBERLANDS FAMOUS FELLS

Over Cumberland's Famous Fells AKA Over Cumberlands Famous Fells (1930)

68 motorcyclists ride...

TWELVE MILE COURSE

Twelve Mile Course (1930-1939)

Hill climb competition along long and winding course in hills of Colorado.

37TH ANNUAL HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP

37th Annual Hill Climb Championship (1931)

Annual hill climb competition pits cyclists against a long...

EARL & COUNTESS OF ATHLONE aka EARL AND COUNTRESS ATHLONE

Earl & Countess Of Athlone AKA Earl And Countress Athlone (1932)

Cadets at Pangbourne Nautical...

BIRD MOUNTAIN

Bird Mountain (1932)

Various shots of a large bird colony on a rock face in the Northern Baltic.

SCALING IXTLACCIHUATL

Scaling Ixtlaccihuatl (1932)

Very good story of mountaineers ascending Ixtlaccihuatl.

THE CONQUERORS

The Conquerors (1932)

Good footage of mountaineering on Mount Rainier in the United States of America.

THE FAMOUS SHELSLEY WALSH CLIMB

The Famous Shelsley Walsh Climb (1933)

Cars race up wonderful hill climb course near Worcester.

THRILLS A'PLENTY!

Thrills A'plenty! (1933)

Motorcar hill climb event near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

THE HOME OF ST BERNARD

The Home Of St Bernard (1933)

Men explore the area around the hospice of St Bernard at Menthon in...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 7 - ROCK CLIMBING

Sportshots No. 7 - Rock Climbing (1933)

Men are seen rock climbing in the Swiss Alps and Cheddar...

TAKING A CHANCE

Taking A Chance (1933)

A group of women dive from the top of a very high cliff into the sea below.

CONQUERING THE GABELHORN

Conquering The Gabelhorn (1933)

A group of mountaineers scale the Gabelhorn mountain in the Pennines.

SNOW & SMOKE - SICILY CONTRASTS

Snow & Smoke - Sicily Contrasts (1933)

A group of mountaineers climb Mount Etna in Sicily.

HILL CLIMB RECORD

Hill Climb Record (1934)

Motorcycles and cars race along the hazardous mountain road.

NOT SO OLD

Not So Old (1934)

Veteran Car Rally is held at Godstone.

THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

The Roof Of The World (1934)

Good footage of Herren Merkl's failed expedition up Nanga Parbat in the...

MOUNTAIN HILL CLIMB

Mountain Hill Climb (1935)

Cars, lorries and motorcycles take part in mountain hill climb over rough...

GRUELLING TEST

Gruelling Test (1935)

The Shelsley Walsh hill climb won in a new record time by Raymond Mays.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell includes - Percy Vincent as new Lord Mayor of London, the...

SHELSEY WALSH HILL CLIMB

Shelsey Walsh Hill Climb (1936)

Motor car racing - annual Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, including some...

THRILLS AND SPILLS AT SCARBOROUGH HILL CLIMB

Thrills And Spills At Scarborough Hill Climb (1936)

Motorcycle competition - entrants have to ride...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1936)

News in a Nutshell includes - ploughing competition, stagecoach marathon, the...

DODGING ICY DEATH

Dodging Icy Death (1936)

A group of people climb the snow covered mountains of the Austrian Tyrol.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1937)

Roundup of the latest world's news. (RED MARLEY HILL CLIMB, BRITISH PLANE...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL 'MAJESTIC', PLAYGROUND OPEN, QUEEN MARY - HIPPODROME,...

News In A Nutshell 'majestic', Playground Open, Queen Mary - Hippodrome,... (1937)

Roundup of...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL SIDCUP, PHILADELPHIA, POLAND

News In A Nutshell Sidcup, Philadelphia, Poland (1937)

Roundup of the world's latest news.

HILL CLIMB IN DERBYSHIRE

Hill Climb In Derbyshire (1937)

Hill climbing competition in Derbyshire.

SHELSLEY WALSH HILL CLIMB

Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb (1937)

Motorcar hill climb contest near Worcester.

FLIRTING WITH DANGER

Flirting With Danger (1937)

Young men from Czech Climbing Club scale rock faces and then abseil down.