The Matterhorn

Issue No.

560

Date Released

16 Sep 1965

Date recorded

6 Aug 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

680

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Story No. within this Issue: 1 / 1
Summary: Pathe synopsis: Today, quite simply, Pathe Pictorial climbs a treacherous mountain called the Matterhorn, just a hundred years after an Englishman named Edward Whymper first conquered this deathly pyramid of rock. Seven men set off through the Alpine flowers and foothills. Only three came back alive. We see the sheer three-thousand-foot rock face where they fell. We see their graves in Zermatt and we set off from this Swiss village with Sir John Hunt to climb the dizzy, slithery ridges, in a scurry of snow. With ice-axe, climbing ropes and crampons we reach the summit and etch the most breath-taking view of a silent snow-capped world into our unbelieving memory.
Keywords: Exploration and explorers; Scenery and travel
Written sources: Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards Used for synopsis
Length of story (in feet): 640
Story extras:: Film clip

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