Mountaineer Collection (page 7)

Chris Bonington, leader of a climbing group who hope to climb the southern ice and rock face of Annapurna in the Himalayas. The group are pictured at Snowdon. 11th January 1970

Not a holdup gang, but four of the members of a climbing team lead by Chris Bonington who hope to climb the southern ice and rock face of Annapurna in the Himalayas

Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes with Hamilton the St Bernard dog. Circa 1992

Sherpa porters who were with the British expedition which climbed Kangchenjunga, watch a wood turning lathe in operation, during a visit to Redcar-lane School, Redcar

Dr. William H. Holmes, 1931. Creator: Edmund Hodgson Smart
Dr. William H. Holmes, 1931

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

CLIMBING GLACIAL ICE
A mountaineer climbing glacial ice with his pickaxe, in the highlands of the Mount Baker National Forest Park, Washington State, USA. Date: 1930s

Professor Tyndall, 1864, (1946). Creator: George Richmond
Professor Tyndall, 1864, (1946). Portrait of Professor John Tyndall (1820-1893), Irish-born physicist and mountaineer. Tyndall was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

Men in traditional dress, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Men in traditional dress, Muhlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Men from the Muhlviertel region wearing waistcoats, decorated belts and climbing boots, and holding lengths of rope

Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany, 1898. Creator: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios
Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany, 1898. From " Underwood and Underwood Publishers, New York-London-Toroto Canada-Ottawa Kansas."

Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator
Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Full of curious profiles and grinning gargoyles. Unusual rock formation in the Grampians National Park in Victoria

The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909....an immense boulder near the Hospice, scaled by a wire ladder. People standing on top of an unusal rock formation

Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909....from a dangerous pinnacle on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. A birds eye view from the Glacier Dome. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. as seen from a spur on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. In the icy depths below is the Tasman Glacier. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Creator
Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, which stands between the Aosta Valley in Italy

A heroic act, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A heroic act, 1914. La Tournee Heroique. A postman saves a traveller lost in the snows of the Alps. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Supplement Illustre". [France, 18 January 1914]

The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son
The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Mountaineer between two crevasses of a glacier in British Columbia

Among mountains and chasms of ice - enormous crevasses of Brigsdal glacier, - Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Gorner Glacier, Mont-Rose - Switzerland - Mountaineer
The Gorner Glacier (Gornergletscher) - a valley glacier found on the west side of the Monte Rosa massif close to Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s

Gorner Glacier, Seracs - Switzerland - Mountaineer
The Gorner Glacier (Gornergletscher) - a valley glacier found on the west side of the Monte Rosa massif close to Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Date: circa 1920s

A Cannonade on the Matterhorn, from Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860 - 69, pub. 1871 (engraving), 1871

The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. Artist: James Mahoney
The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. A group of the most prominent alpinists of the Golden Age of alpine climbing. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Charles Fellows with William Hawes, plants a baton on the summit of Mont Blanc, 1827. Included as an insert in A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Edward Whymper, British mountaineer, 1865 (1956). Whymper is best known for his involvement in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, accomplished in 1865

Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

Mountaineers, late 19th or early 20th century

Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Stereoscopic card detail

Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), English author, critic and mountaineer, early 20th century. Stephen was the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell

William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Conway was an English art critic, politician and mountaineer

Mont Blanc du Tacul and the Dent du Requin, the Alps, early 20th century

Climbing through the Bossons icefall on the way up Mont Blanc, Switzerland, early 20th century

The Bernina Range, Alps, early 20th century
The Bernina Range, Alps, 20th century

Peteret ridge, Mont Blanc, France, early 20th century

Mount Feathertop, Victoria, Australia, 1928. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Australia, 2nd series

Professor John Tyndall, Irish natural philosopher, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Professor John Tyndall, Irish natural philosopher, c1890. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian mountaineer and explorer, late 19th-early 20th century. Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco (1873-1933), son of Amadeo I, King of Spain

The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Bujon was a French soldier killed in a mountaineering accident on the Aiguille de Chambeyron on 16th August 1891

John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist and populariser of science, c1880. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

John Tyndall, Irish born physicist and mountaineer, 1893. Artist: John McLure Hamilton
John Tyndall, Irish born physicist and mountaineer, 1893. Tyndall (1820-1893) studied in Marburg under Robert Bunsen (1811-1899)

John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist, 1872. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, London in 1854

Professor Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882), Scottish embryologist, 1882. The brother of Conservative statesman AJ Balfour, Francis Balfour was killed in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc

1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of the worlds highest peak

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
TENZING NORGAY (1914 - 1986), who, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953. Date: 1953

Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s
Mountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Conquering the Heights: A Tribute to Mountaineers and Explorers" In the realm of mountaineering, few names resonate as strongly as Sir Edmund Hillary. Born in 1919, this New Zealand mountaineer and explorer etched his name into history when he reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 28, 1953, alongside Tenzing Norgay. Their triumphant ascent marked a monumental achievement for mankind. But Hillary was not alone in his pursuit of conquering nature's grandest peaks. Rewind back to 1922 when British climbers Norton and Mallory embarked on their perilous expedition up Mt Everest. Though they did not reach the summit, their courage paved the way for future adventurers like Hillary. The allure of scaling towering mountains has captivated generations throughout history. In 1861, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson captured this fascination with his iconic photograph titled "The Ascent of Mont Blanc. " The image immortalizes brave souls who dared to challenge nature's might. Among these daring individuals was Annie Peck, masked and dressed for climbing in an era where women faced countless barriers. Her determination shattered stereotypes and inspired others to follow her lead. Fast forward to the early twentieth century - we find ourselves at the campsite of the ill-fated British expedition in 1924. Despite tragedy striking that year, these courageous mountaineers left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. Across continents and cultures, mountaineering has become a symbol of human resilience and ambition. Dorothy Pilley exemplified this spirit as she fearlessly climbed through Glacier National Park in England - proving that gender should never limit one's aspirations. Even today, modern-day adventurers continue pushing boundaries while promoting sports nutrition like Ovo Sports Food through captivating posters that inspire us all to embrace challenges head-on. From Europe's majestic Mont Blanc range to New Zealand's awe-inspiring Mount Cook, the call of the mountains echoes across borders.