Dramatization of the first climbing of the Matterhorn in 1865.
In 1865, the unconquered Matterhorn beckons; former rivals, Italian Carrel and Englishman Whymper, hope to climb it together, but national rivalry intervenes. Rival parties dangerously race for the summit in realistic, well-photographed climbing scenes; but when the mountain is climbed, the danger is far from over...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>