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Ran across this in the 1934 AAJ when searching the archives:
Fox Movietone News and the San Juan Mountaineers made a short expedition in October to the Mt. Sneffels region to film a mountaineering short subject. Among other climbs the second ascent of L’Aiguille Penguin was accomplished. Climbers were Charles Kane, Robert Ormes, and T. Melvin Griffiths. Camera men were L. E. Orr and James Porter.
I guess the University of South Carolina library has the Fox Movietone News collection. Found the film listing in the catalog there titled, "MVTN 23-748: Students Climb Mountains", 14.64 minutes. When searching the Digital Video Repository there, I found "Students climb mountains--outtakes", but that video is just under 8 minutes. So, don't know if there actually is a longer version or not.
(1934) On January 28th Clerin Zumwalt and Charles Hardin made a successful ascent of the east face of Longs Peak, a thoroughly difficult climb at this time of year.
"Zumwalt" caught my eye, thinking it was likely one of the Boulderfield Hotel crew on Longs Peak (yes, it had a hotel ). He climbed Longs 53 times one year, maybe three times a day when guiding was busy (though likely starting from around 13k each time). They had some impressive feats!
Here he is offering up his head to Hull Cook.
Jorts and hobnails, classy. Note the roofs in this and the above, hotel and stalls respectively I think.
"Zumie" rapping on Longs. Now THAT's an axe! How do you think he's "rigged" for rapping. No Sticht plate for sure.
"A few hours' mountain climbing make of a rogue and a saint two fairly equal creatures.
Tiredness is the shortest path to equality and fraternity - and sleep finally adds to them liberty."
That photo of Norman Clyde isn't quite a dulfersitz, at least as it is currently defined (maybe this photo pre-dates the dulfersitz!). It is close, but the rope should come out under his left armpit...that way is miserable enough, even with heavy padding. I can't imagine the neck burns one would incur using the technique shown!
As I bask in the glorious wake of modest achievement... - Dennis Miller
That's friction alright! Chest nuts roasting on an open fire.
Everything you want in life is on the other side of fear. -- Margaret T.
You'll never have a better chance to climb that mountain than you do today. -- Dave C.
Dude! I knew you would cave-in once we got up there. -- Dean G.
). He climbed Longs 53 times one year, maybe three times a day when guiding was busy (though likely starting from around 13k each time). They had some 
Note the roofs in this and the above, hotel and stalls respectively I think.
