Shows the great difficulties and final success of climbing the South East buttress of Mount Fitzroy in South America in 1968. The early part of the film discusses Captain Robert Fitzroy, who explored the coast of Argentina, and his naturalist Charles Darwin who did extensive work in Patagonia.
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ACMI Identifier
003784
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Adventure and adventurers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Argentina
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Discoveries in geography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mountains
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages and travels
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mountains
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
History → Adventure and adventurers
History → South America - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Mountaineering
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
People → Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
People → Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)