Acting
Edward Feuz Jr.
Place of birth
Switzerland
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Acting
Credits
2 titles
1884-1981 At the time of his death at age 96, this patriarch of alpine guides and our honorary member showed that the practice of alpinism, with its associated rigorous activity, was conducive to a long, healthy and productive life. Ed was born near Interlaken, his father’s home, the oldest of the seven children of Edward Feuz (1859-1944), who was one of the first two guides brought out by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1898 to encourage the pursuit of alpinism in western Canada. Ed received his porter’s license in 1903, and came with his father to Glacier House that summer. With his father, he returned home during the winter months; but in 1912, having passed his final guide’s examinatio…
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NRWilliam J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his daughter and another man. The party of three climb roped up to a height of 7000 feet.From there, the two men continue without the woman to face the final part of the climb, 'a naked shaft of rock rising sheer and high'. The two men finally reach the summit and later, on the descent, they meet the woman, who was still waiting for them. The film was sonorized and re-released in 1934 under the title of 'The game is up'. The film was produced by the National Parks of Canada to promote tourism travel to the Canadian Rockies.
Climbing Mount Tupper
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NRSound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his daughter and another man. The party of three climb roped up to a height of 7000 feet.From there, the two men continue without the women to face the final part of the climb, 'a naked shaft of rock rising sheer and high'. The two men finally reach the summit and later, on the descent, they meet the woman, who is waiting for them. The film was produced by the National Parks of Canada to promote tourism travel to the Canadian Rockies.
The Game is Up
1934