Who we are

Established 16th of July 2025, Mountain Men was founded by Josh, Finlay and James, 3 mates spread out across the UK in search of a new, interesting topic to display and re-enact. After living in Austria for a few months, learning the history behind the significant area, the idea to create Mountain Men was formed.

Mountain Men primarily focuses on the Alpen Front of The First World War, being mainly fought by both the Italian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The group re-enacts the Landwehr Infantry Nr.4 / Gebirgschützen Nr.1, which were based in Klagenfurt and fought in numerous front in WW1 most famously being Caporetto as well as many Battles of the Isonzo.

The group does of course accept Italian Alpini and Arditi troops, as one of our current members displays as them. We do not re-enact a specific Italian regiment / battalion, however we incorporate them into our shows and displays as if they were one!

The Mountain Men like to shine a light on this often forgotten front, by any means we have available, so not only do we do shows and displays, we are also very media focused! Going out of our way to make videos and posters and anything we think would be cool, to get the message of the group out, but also the historical knowledge of the Alpen front out to the public too!