| TRAGEDY & TRIUMPH The North Face of the Eiger Mountain is conquered, but not without casualties. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 5966 | |
| Catalog #: | 27108 | |
| Clip Number: | 27108-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 66/26 | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:51 - 01:48:33 | |
| Location: | Switzerland | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Mountains LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Switzerland SCENICS: Mountains SPORTS: Mountain & Rock Climbing (Mountaineering) | |
| Description: | TRAGEDY & TRIUMPH The North Face of the Eiger Mountain is conquered, but not without casualties. Switzerland. GV pan the north face of Eiger mountain. Aerial flyby over the summit with climbers up there. GV pan north face of the mountain. GV people arriving at church at Leysin where the funeral of American mountaineer John Harlin is to take place. MS as the coffin is carried from the church. MS procession of people walking past Harlin's family. CU pan of his wife, mother and sons. MS members of the Alpine club of Leysin walking past the coffin. GV as the cortege with several burial wreaths drives off. GV Eiger mountain capped with snow. High angle LS looking down at climbers at the base of the mountain, hikers are so far away they look like little specks. MS small group of press photographers on the mountain. Several GV/MS of climbers getting nearer to base, the men are bundled and have frost on their beards, team includes Dougal Haston, Roland Votteler, Siegfried Hupfauer and Jorg Lehne. GV crowd milling about outside hotel. Interior GV of people gathered inside hotel lobby. MS one of the Germans checking equipment. Several CUs of climbers inside lobby. GV north face of Eiger Mountain. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
