Climbing Collection (page 10)

Damselfish, Chromis chromis, and climbing perch, Anabas testudineus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Climbing butchers broom, Ruscus androgynus.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine

Rock climbing near Porthcurno, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Students on a climbing frame Date: 1904

Boys on a lamp post on a Balham street, SW London
Four boys climbing a lamp post with the aid of a rope on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Two girls climbing drainpipe, Balham, SW London
Two girls climbing a drainpipe and getting through an open window of a building in the Zennor Road area of Balham, SW London. Two lines of washing are hanging nearby. Date: circa 1961

Boys at a boarded up window, Balham, SW London
Three boys at a boarded up window of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boy and girl on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London
A boy and a sitting on a brick wall with a washing line above them, on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Two boys climbing wall on a Balham street, SW London
Two boys climbing a wall on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Five children on a Balham street, SW London
Five children climbing a wooden plank on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Group of children on a wall, Balham, SW London
Group of children standing on a wall in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Cog road engine climbing Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA
Cog road engine with crew climbing Pikes Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1910

Railway train ascending Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA
Railway train with sightseeing passengers, ascending Pikes Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1905

Spain - The Gate of Lions at the Cathedral, Toledo
Black and white lantern slide of the Gate of Lions at the Cathedral Toledo. Largely considered to be the magnum opus of Spanish Gothic style

European / Praying Mantis - hides in long grasses (Mantis religiosa). near river Ural - Orenburg region - July

Lion - Young climbing tree (Panthera leo). Ndutu - Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tanzania - Africa

Lion - Young resting on tree (Panthera leo). Ndutu - Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tanzania - Africa

Asiatic Black bear - in tree (Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan

Asiatic Black bear - in tree with blossom (Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan

Forest dormouse, adult, (Dryomys nitedula). common in deciduous forests of South Ural Mountains, nocturnal; South Russia, summer

Plain Pigmy Squirrel runs impetuously up and down the tree-trunk (Exilisciurus exilis ). primary rainforest in river Danum conservation area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; night in June

Siberian Chipmunk - hiding on pine tree (Tamias sibiricus). Forest in North Ural Mountains, Russia

Asiatic Black BEAR - Japanese subspecies - perched in tree (Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan

Asiatic Black BEAR - climbing tree (Selenarctos thibetanus)

Firemen with fire engine and dogs, Surbiton, Surrrey
Firemen with their Shand Mason fire engine and two dogs, Surbiton, Surrrey. One of the dogs is climbing the engines ladder. Date: 1900s

Giant Pill Millipede negotiates a fallen twig. lowland rainforest floor in Kinabatangan river floodplain; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June. Class Diplopoda

Philippine Tarsier, adult (Tarsius syrichta). Bohol, Philippines. February

Northern Birch Mouse - explores willow branch, feeding on buds (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve

Northern birch mouse feeds on bird cherry (Prunus padus L.) buds and flowers (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Boy scouts climbing Le Pouce, Mauritius
Boy scouts climbing Le Pouce (The Thumb), the third highest mountain in Mauritius

Japanese scouts on an outdoor activity

Entertainment in Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West Africa
An entertainment entitled The Crack Musician in a Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West Africa. The Chief Musician, a very short man, climbs a ladder to adorn a newcomer with the mark of the Crack Musician

Three children on a high rock, Switzerland
Three children in traditional costume on a high rock, Switzerland. Date: early 20th century

Boy scouts practising firefighting, Egypt
Boy scouts practising their firefighting skills, Egypt

Jack & the Beanstalk. Jack climbing up the beanstalk. Date: circa 1918

Fire at 298 Old Brompton Road, London SW5, 25 February 1956. An escape ladder is extended to the second floor, mounted by Sub Officer Temple

Women of Montenegro at the Front, WW1
As Europe mobilises for war, Montenegrin wives play a part by climbing the mountains to provision the frontier forts and by assisting in the digging of earthworks. Date: 1914

Boys of the 10th Calgary Scout Troop, Canada, fixing up home-made nest boxes in a tree

Kingston scouts climbing slope, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, climbing a scree slope

Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II shinning up a tree with a British bulldog at the base, English School

Scouts of the 2nd Calcutta Troop, India
Ballygunge Club Sports -- scouts of the 2nd Calcutta (Fort William) Troop, India, climbing a wall

Man climbing rigging of sailing ship
Man climbing the rigging of a sailing ship

Rene Fraser at Buntingford carrying a climbing ladder on her shoulder

Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy
Funicular railway climbing a slope of Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Long flight of steps, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

People climbing a pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked by G. H. Davis
How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked from below by anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1915

1937 Coronation - spectators climbing on Victoria memorial
In order to gain a better vantage point from which to see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their Coronation on 12 May 1937

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