[Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 17

Date1938

AbstractReel 17 contains footage of the American Alpine Club’s 1938 Expedition to K2 with extensive intertitles and a few maps throughout. Intertitle: “The American Alpine Club Expedition to Mount Godwin Austen, 1938” A few shots of boats in a river in a village near K2. A few shots of men packing. A shot of men and porters preparing for the trip near Woyil bridge in Pakistan. Footage of men and pack animals hiking. Two shots of a campsite. Footage of the mountain landscape. Footage of a climber paying the porters at camp. Footage of a polo game in Tolti. A few shots of people in Parkutta. Footage of a campsite, including men posing for a group photo. Footage of men crossing four rivers, the first with barges, the second with rafts, the third on foot and taking a rope bridge across the fourth. Footage of men hiking and crossing a rope bridge. A shot of a campsite. A shot of porters making bread. Footage of men hiking, including through the Baltoro Glacier. Footage of base camp and the surrounding area, including the climbers paying the porters and exploring different routes to the peak. Footage of the climbers at Camp 1. Footage of men climbing through the snow. Footage of Camps 4 and 5. Footage of the climbers at various camps along the way, including scenes of them conducting reconnaissance on their route up the mountain. Footage of the climbers along their descent. Footage of the climbers and porters at a campsite unloading gear, relaxing, playing games and washing.