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1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Major Edward " Teddy" F. Norton (1884-1954) and George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886-1924) at nearly 27, 000 feet. Date: 1922
Hillary and Tensing Bhutia conquering EverestFront cover of The Illustrated London News showing Sir Edmund Hillary together with Sherpa Tensing Bhutia reaching the summit of Mount Everest on May 29 1953
Edmund Hillary & TensingSir Edmund Hillary with Tenzing Norgay after their successful attempt to scale Mount Everest in Nepal on 29th May 1953. The legendary mountaineer died in January 2008
Annie Peck masked and dressed for climbingAnnie Smith Peck (October 19, 1850 July 18, 1935), American mountaineer pictured in her climbing outfit at the time she had scaled Mount Huascan
Mount Everest Expedition 1924Mount Everest Expedition, 1924. Led by General The Hon. C. B. Bruce C.B. A view of Mount Everest from the Base Camp in the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet. Sent (and signed on front) by J. B. L
Dorothy Pilley, English climber in Glacier National ParkDorothy Pilley Richards (1894 - 1986) was a prominent female mountaineer. She began climbing in Wales and joined the Fell and Rock Climbing Club
Eiger Ascent 1938A report of the succesful ascent of the north face of the Eiger by an Austro-German expedition - Heckmeier and Vorg from Munich and Kasparek and Harrer from Vienna
Poster for Ovo Sports FoodAdvertising poster for Ovo Sport, a special food developed to provide nourishment during sport and training. The tagline claims Instant Fortification
SNCF poster, Chamonix, France, in summer and winter, offering golf, hockey, mountaineering, skiing and tennis. Date: circa 1948
Chamonix and Mont Blanc, FranceMont Blanc viewed from Le Jardin. 1845
Alison Jane Hargreaves - British mountain climber" Alison Jane Hargreaves 1962 - 1995 was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team
Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix - The Plan Praz Terrace (2064m altitude.) Date: circa 1910s
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - The Camp at 23, 000 feet on the North Col of the mountain. Date: 1922
Climbing Skew Gill Victorian period Date: 19th century
Climbing Scawfell Hand Traverse Victorian period Date: 19th century
Climbing Scawfell Deep Ghyll Victorian period Date: 19th century
Climbing Scawfell Pinnacle Victorian period Date: 19th century
Climbing Great Gable Eagle's Nest Arete Victorian period Date: 19th century
Mountain Holiday Capers by Thomas Maybank Date: 1920
A hiking party in Switzerland, roped together for safety. Date: circa 1910
Hill Climbers, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, EnglandHill Climbers (Abraham Brothers - George and Ashley), climbing near Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England. They made a photographic record of the exploits of many of the climbing pioneers
Mont BlancA climber on the arete du Rochefort, Mont Blanc. The image is reproduced from a book of photographic studies entitled Haute Montagne'. Date: circa 1931
The Geant Glacier, Mont Blanc, Alps19th century vintage photograph: The Geant Glacier is a large glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps
The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical
McMichael Radio used to receive weather reportsDemonstrating the McMichael Radio, used to receive weather reports at 23, 000 feet on the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition. 1933
The First Lamas to visit EuropeThe first Lamas (Tibetan priests) to visit Europe, persuaded by filmographer of the 1922 Everest Expedition, Captain Noel
Everest expedition, 1922 - General Bruce and Captain NoelCaptain John Baptist Lucius Noel, the official photographer of the 1924 Everest expedition, pictured on shooting a film from the roof of a train carriage during the journey up the Teesta Valley
Advert, Frys Cocoa and Milk Chocolate Drink, with a mountaineering scene. 1900
Climbing the Geyenstein, SaxonyMen climbing the frowning summit of the Geyenstein in Saxony, Germany. 1928
Mont Blanc, France -- people mountaineeringMont Blanc - people mountaineering. 19th century
MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENTA collection of mountaineering equipment, including a pick, hat, goggles and crampons Date: 1930s
Cartoon, The Tourists GuideCartoon, THE TOURISTS GUIDE, a satirical comment on the growing number of climbing accidents. Date: 1867
Mountain Climbing - Alps - Chamonix, France. Date: 1920s
Switzerland - summit of Vrenelisgartli - Glarnisch massifMountaineers at the summit of Vrenelisgartli - one of the peaks of the Glarnisch mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the Linth in the Swiss canton of Glarus, Switzerland
Climbers at the peak of a mountain in the Churfirsten range in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s
Party of men and women cross a glacier - Chamonix, FranceA large party of men and women cross a glacier - Chamonix, France Date: circa 1910s
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of the worlds highest peak
Scawfell Lake District climbers Victorian period
Murren, Schilthorn peak, Swiss Alps, Switzerland19th century vintage photograph: panoramic view in the Alps, mountains. Murren, Schilthorn peak
Mer de Glace, glacier, Chamonix, FranceVintage 19th century photograph - Mer de Glace, glacier, Chamonix, France
Crossing a Crevasse - Climbing Mont Blanc, FranceCrossing a Crevasse with ladders - Climbing Mont Blanc, France. Date: circa 1905
Ascent of Mont Blanc in the Alps between France and Italy. 1834
GESNER (1516 - 1565)CONRAD GESNER Swiss naturalist, medic, scholar, bibliographer and writer on Greek and Latin, zoology, the sciences and mountaineering. Date: 1516 - 1565
Mountaineering in the TyrolA lady mountaineer, assisted by local guides, turns a corner while climbing in the Tyrol Date: September 1886
Climbing Mount Baker, Washington, U.S.A. Date: early 1930s
1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Shekar Monastery1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Shekar Monastery Date: 1922
1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Rongbuk Monastery1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Rongbuk Monastery (12 miles from Everest, just about visible in the distance). The Rongbuk Monastery was the home of the Panchen Lama. Date: 1922
Mountaineering in CanadaThree young men mountaineering in Canada. Date: 1930s
Snowdonia MountaineerA mountaining climbing up a rock face, Snowdonia, Wales. Date: 1960s
Switzerland - Ascending a glacierSwitzerland - Fice climbers scale a glacier Date: circa 1910s
A wonderful viewOh, Harold, how wonderful! And to think we forgot the glasses. " Well, my dear, can t we drink out of the bottles?" A mountaineering couple admire the view at the end of a long climb
K2 ConqueredAn Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the Himalayan summit of K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on July 31, 1954
Ice Grotto - Eiger GlacierAn Ice grotto cut into glacier on the lower slopes of the Eiger Mountain, Switzerland
Geologists Hunt CrystalsGeologists crystal hunting on Mont Blanc in the Alps
The Club Room of ZermattThe club-room of Zermatt, including Ulrich Lavener, Franz Andermatten, Peter Taugwalder, Peter Perrn and J.J. Maquignoz
Modern Zodiac - VirgoThe Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A womans profile in a hat with corn & wildflowers surrounded by scenes of excursions, hunting & holiday paraphenalia
