Mountaineering Mounties

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1690A
Date Released
26 Oct 1961
Date Other
Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mountaineering Mounties. DESCRIPTION: Mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies has been growing in popularity, which inevitably means more accidents and injuries. And that’s where men of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police come into the picture. Together with National Park Wardens, they undergo rigorous training in rescue work. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV the Rockies. MS man swings on the Pendulum Traverse. MS another. MS same. MS two men climbing along rock face. MS another. CU peg in rock face. CU man’s feet. MCU man puts hook into rock. CU same fixes rope onto rock. MLS climbers on rock face. LS pan mist around peaks of rockies. MS rescue team. MS same. MS man is lowered on cradle. CU new cable. LS cable being lowered. LS same. MS cradle coming to other side. MS Mountie. MS Mounties help man from cradle.
Keywords
Education and training; Police
Locations
Canada; Rocky Mountains
Footage sources
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
83352
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mountaineering Mounties', British Movietone News Issue No. 1690A, 26 Oct 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24331 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)