Absaroka Range Montana-1975: Backpackers Approaching Beside a Large Rock Face

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationAbsaroka Range, Montana, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · Absaroka Range, Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

backpacking
mountain travel
outdoor recreation
group excursion
period hiking equipment
summer exploration

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, facing the approaching group
Setting: outdoor · Grassy mountain terrain beside a large exposed rock face, with scattered yellow wildflowers
Time and weather: daytime · summer · Sunlit conditions; sky outside the frame
Lighting: Direct daylight with deep shadows beneath hats and around faces
People: 4 · Four apparently adult hikers in long trousers; two wear broad-brimmed hats, one wears a turquoise overshirt, and one wears a red short-sleeved shirt. External-frame packs and walking sticks are visible.
Objects: external-frame backpacks · walking sticks · broad-brimmed hats · shoulder pouch · rock face · grass · yellow wildflowers · long trousers
Colors: violet-blue · gray · turquoise · red · muted green · yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Four backpackers approach beside the rock face.
The leading hat-wearing hiker leaves the left edge.
Three companions advance with walking sticks and packs visible.
The red-shirted figure and rear pack carrier fill the foreground.

Backpackers Approaching Beside a Large Rock Face — Clip Details

Absaroka Range, Montana, 1975 home movie footage shows four backpackers approaching through grass and small yellow wildflowers beside a large rock face. A hiker in a broad-brimmed hat passes out of the left foreground as three companions follow. Walking sticks, external-frame packs and bright shirts stand out in the continuous wide shot, which has soft detail and a strong violet-blue cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003121

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Absaroka Range, Montana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1975 Montana scene supports documentary requests for backpackers in motion with period clothing and external-frame equipment.
Period detail: Long trousers, broad-brimmed hats, a turquoise overshirt, wooden walking sticks and external-frame packs provide visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The companions watch their footing and approach the waiting camera in an informal record of trail travel.
What appears in frame: Four hikers pass a fractured rock face amid grass and yellow flowers, with brimmed hats, pack frames and walking sticks visible.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, deep shadows and a violet-blue cast give the projected small-gauge film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: The continuous approach works as a travel transition between trail views and arrival or camp activity.
Historical context: The dated summer outing shows recreational backpackers carrying their equipment through Montana mountain terrain in 1975.
Research note: People and partially discernible faces are visible; copyright licensing is separate from likeness permissions, and no readable brands or private structures appear.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 Montana hiking home movies, Absaroka Range backpackers and external-frame packs in use.
Archive pairing path: Pair with this reel's hoisting loaded backpacks, creek crossing and yellow tent scenes, then other 1975 Absaroka Range material and period hiking footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Four backpackers approach a home-movie camera in the Absaroka Range, Montana, in 1975, led by a hiker in a broad-brimmed hat. — A hat-wearing hiker leads three companions past a large rock face.
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A turquoise-shirted backpacker leads two companions beside exposed rock in the Absaroka Range, Montana, during the 1975 outing. — Walking sticks and a rear hiker's pack frame stand out as the group approaches.
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Three hikers in long trousers approach through yellow wildflowers in the Absaroka Range, Montana, in 1975, with a pack frame visible at rear. — The light-haired hiker reaches the foreground while two companions follow.
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A red-shirted hiker and a companion carrying an external-frame pack pass the camera in the Absaroka Range, Montana, in 1975. — The last two hikers approach, with the rear figure's hat, walking stick and pack clearly outlined.
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