Fitzroy

United States, 1968

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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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Credits

production company

Crystal Productions

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

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 → Documentary films - United States

History → Adventure and adventurers

History → Explorers

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

Places → Argentina

Places → Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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