How four French alpinists climbed the Eiffel Tower - from the outside. Using rock climbing techniques, the party scales the steel girders to the top, 1,000 feet above ground level. In hot pursuit, an angry policeman ascends the tower by the more conventional stairs and lifts, but to no avail.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320590
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Paris (France)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture, French
Documentary → Documentary films - France
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Rock climbing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)