Mountaineering Collection

The Averau refuge in a wintertime night, surrounded by snow-covered peaks. Dolomites, Italy

SIR EDMUND HILLARY (1919-2008). New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay near the summit of Mount Everest, 28 May 1953

1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory
1922 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

Prayer flags at Everest Base Camp, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Hillary and Tensing Bhutia conquering Everest
Front 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 & Tensing
Sir 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

Callander, Scotland. A view of Ben Ledi over the River Teith

Traversing the Aonach Eagach Ridge above Glencoe, Scottish Highlands

Mountaineers crossing crevasse (Monte Rosa), Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861

Annie Peck masked and dressed for climbing
Annie 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. The camp of the 1924 British expedition to Mount Everest, on the crest of the North Col

Mount Everest Expedition 1924
Mount 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 Park
Dorothy Pilley Richards (1894 - 1986) was a prominent female mountaineer. She began climbing in Wales and joined the Fell and Rock Climbing Club

Eiger Ascent 1938
A 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 Food
Advertising poster for Ovo Sport, a special food developed to provide nourishment during sport and training. The tagline claims Instant Fortification

Cable cars approaching Aiguille du Midi summit, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

The last village on the Everest Base Camp trek lying at 5100m, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Ice climbing at Ice Park, Box Canyon, climbing capital of America, Ouray, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

Climbers on an ice wall, Island Peak 6189m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Beautiful Sweet Peas (colour litho)
8632972 Beautiful Sweet Peas (colour litho) by Muckley, Angelo Fairfax (1859-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beautiful Sweet Peas)

Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880s
Mountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

SNCF poster, Chamonix, France, in summer and winter, offering golf, hockey, mountaineering, skiing and tennis. Date: circa 1948

Young couple hiking on Mt Desert Island, Maine
Tourists climbing Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George Baxter
Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps - a man is being pulled out of a crevasse on a rope

Climbing on neve (chromolitho)
968673 Climbing on neve (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Climbing on neve)

Mountaineers climbing sharp ridge of ‚Aucrossing of Liskamm‚Au, (traversata dei Lyskamm) Monte Rosa, Ayas Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy

Chamonix and Mont Blanc, France
Mont Blanc viewed from Le Jardin. 1845

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren, Switzerland (engraving)
1045563 An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren, Switzerland (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren)

The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho)
2808551 The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War of Prodigies. An alpine corvee at three thousand meters)

Boldness of Alpine Drums (Colour Litho)
2778273 Boldness of Alpine Drums (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boldness of Alpine Drums)

Young people from fascist Italy (colour litho)
2783833 Young people from fascist Italy (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young people from fascist Italy)

The Swiss naturalist Horace Benedict (Horace-Benedict) of Saussure (1740-1799
JLJ4564976 The Swiss naturalist Horace Benedict (Horace-Benedict) of Saussure (1740-1799) and the French mountain guide Jacques Balmat made the second ascent of Mont Blanc in August 1787

Snowdon and Crib Coch, c1896. Artist: I Slater
Snowdon and Crib Coch, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Abruzzi Spur On The K2 Mountain. From The Year 1910 Illustrated

Mount Campedelle, Misurina, Auronzo di Cadore, province of Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Mountaineers Chris Bonington and Alan Rouse leaving LAP for a Himalayan expedition. 20th May 1984

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

Main street in Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Traditional walser houses in Blatten, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Train along the Gornergrat mountain rack railway with Matterhorn in the foreground, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Matterhorn at sunrise, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Lazfons, Chiusa, Bolzano district, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe. The pilgrimage church Latzfonser Kreuz with view to the Dolomites

Night view of the Swiss side of Monte Rosa Massif close to Riffelsee Lake (Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Visp, Switzerlan, Europe)

Soldier sitting on a crescent Moon helping a comrade to climb a mountain (chromolitho)
6029991 Soldier sitting on a crescent Moon helping a comrade to climb a mountain (chromolitho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corlazzoni, Italian alpine soldier, 1903 (chromolitho)
2782552 Corlazzoni, Italian alpine soldier, 1903 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corlazzoni, Italian alpine soldier, 1903)

The Matterhorn, from a sketch by Mr. Edward Whymper, 1865. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Matterhorn, from a sketch by Mr. Edward Whymper, 1865. The Matterhorn forms part of the main ridge or backbone of the Pennine Alps

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Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass)
8711384 Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass. Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg)

The Ascent of Mont Blanc (engraving)
8659062 The Ascent of Mont Blanc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ascent of Mont Blanc)

Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving)
8673021 Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace-Benedict de Saussure (1740-1799)

Winter Scenes, 1937: A Snowball Fight in May (b/w photo)
8671711 Winter Scenes, 1937: A Snowball Fight in May (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Snowball Fight in May)

Ascent of the Galenstock, 1855 (engraving)
8672669 Ascent of the Galenstock, 1855 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ascent of the Galenstock, 1855)

The pride of clipper days (b/w photo)
8676141 The pride of clipper days (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pride of clipper days)

Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion
ICA4839074 Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion, Mountain Mountaineering Climbing

Savoie Dome du Gouter Sunrise Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)
JEB4899895 Savoie Dome du Gouter Sunrise Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille Size cm 23, 9x40, 2; Musee Cantini, Marseille

Summit of Mont Blanc Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)
JEB4899880 Summit of Mont Blanc Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille 23, 2x38, 7; Musee Cantini, Marseille

Vallee blanche de Chamonix Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)
JEB4899819 Vallee blanche de Chamonix Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille Dim cm 24x40, 2; Musee Cantini, Marseille

Pierre Taugwalder, mountain guide from Zermatt (Swiss Alps), 1894 (photo)
PCT4263475 Pierre Taugwalder, mountain guide from Zermatt (Swiss Alps), 1894 (photo); (add.info.: Pierre Taugwalder, mountain guide from Zermatt (Swiss Alps)

Peter Knubel, mountain guide from Zermatt (Swiss Alps), 1894
PCT4263473 Peter Knubel, mountain guide from Zermatt (Swiss Alps), 1894; (add.info.: Peter Knubel, mountain guide from Zermatt (Swiss Alps)

A Drama of the Mountain - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949957 A Drama of the Mountain - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Switzerland: A climber and her guide resting at the entrance of a cave, 1900
LUX4816484 Switzerland: A climber and her guide resting at the entrance of a cave, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland: A climber and her guide resting at the entrance of a cave)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Dent de la Prat: Rest mountaineers count the landscape, 1910
LUX4808006 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Dent de la Prat: Rest mountaineers count the landscape, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, les dents Parrachee, 1900
LUX4795604 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, les dents Parrachee, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, les dents Parrachee

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, sheepfold hotel Richard between 2 waters, 1900
LUX4795711 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, sheepfold hotel Richard between 2 waters, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, Chasseforet from the bank of Chaviere, 1900
LUX4795688 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, Chasseforet from the bank of Chaviere, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise

Letter: A (Mountaineer). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203754 Letter: A (Mountaineer). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69): Snow-covered Mont Blanc with mountaineer at the summit, 1885
LUX4706707 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69): Snow-covered Mont Blanc with mountaineer at the summit, 1885; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Mont-Blanc Massif, 4 climbers on a glacier, 1900
LUX4770796 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Mont-Blanc Massif, 4 climbers on a glacier, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Mont-Blanc Massif

Engraving by Riou, illustrating the novel by Jules Verne " Journey to the center of the earth"
PCT4260822 Engraving by Riou, illustrating the novel by Jules Verne " Journey to the center of the earth", collection " extraordinary journeys

Ascension of a glacier at the end of the 19th century - mountaineering, mountaineering - passage of a crevasse
PCT4295236 Ascension of a glacier at the end of the 19th century - mountaineering, mountaineering - passage of a crevasse - illustration of the book " Moeurs et caracteres des peuples"

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: 4 men walk on the sea of ice
LUX4749533 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: 4 men walk on the sea of ice, 1888 - On the sea of ice on August 1st 1888 M Echenique

Alpinists on the italian slopes of Mont Blanc
3570951 Alpinists on the italian slopes of Mont Blanc; (add.info.: 1870-1890 ca. Photographer: Schroeder & Co); Alinari Archives, Florence

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: a family of mountaineers poses encordee, 1880
LUX4709832 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: a family of mountaineers poses encordee, 1880; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

Mountaineers climbing Mont Blanc, Haute Savoie (Mountaineers climbing the mont Blanc, alps) Postcard ca
ELD4944745 Mountaineers climbing Mont Blanc, Haute Savoie (Mountaineers climbing the mont Blanc, alps) Postcard ca. 1910 Private collection; (add.info.: Mountaineers climbing Mont Blanc)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, Arriez and Vion J.B stormed the mountains with their
LUX4795657 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, Arriez and Vion J.B stormed the mountains with their equipment, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): Vanoise massif, tip of the Gliere, promenade at the top, 1900
LUX4795613 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): Vanoise massif, tip of the Gliere, promenade at the top, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): Vanoise massif

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, Arriez, J. Girard
LUX4795695 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, Arriez, J. Girard and Vion J.B stormed the mountains with their equipment, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77), Fontainebleau: the forest and the rocks, 5 mountaineers in the cordee, 1900
LUX4771276 France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77), Fontainebleau: the forest and the rocks, 5 mountaineers in the cordee, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77)

Mountaineering Savoy passage a rope Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)
JEB4899825 Mountaineering Savoy passage a rope Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille Size cm 24, 5x39, 5; Musee Cantini

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: A group climbing the great ruin, 1910
LUX4808098 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: A group climbing the great ruin, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: A group climbing the great ruin

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"Conquering New Heights: The Legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary and Mountaineering Adventures" Embarking on a journey that defied human limits, Sir Edmund Hillary, the legendary New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, etched his name in history alongside Tenzing Norgay as they stood near the summit of Mount Everest on 28 May 1953. Their triumphant ascent marked a monumental achievement for mankind. Reflecting upon earlier expeditions, we are reminded of the valiant efforts made by Norton and Mallory during the 1922 British Mt Everest Expedition. Their courageous spirit paved the way for future adventurers like Hillary and Tensing Bhutia to follow in their footsteps. Intriguingly diverse landscapes beckon mountaineers from all corners of the globe. From prayer flags fluttering at Everest Base Camp in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal - a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled amidst majestic Himalayan peaks - to breathtaking views of Ben Ledi over Scotland's River Teith in Callander; nature's wonders inspire us to explore further. Traversing treacherous terrains is not without its challenges. As mountaineers navigate Aonach Eagach Ridge above Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands or cross crevasses on Monte Rosa in Italy's Aosta Valley, they embody resilience and determination against formidable odds. The allure of conquering mountains has captivated explorers throughout history. The iconic Mount Everest Expedition of 1924 stands as a testament to humanity's unwavering pursuit of greatness. Likewise, Annie Peck masked and dressed for climbing symbolizes women breaking barriers within this daring realm. From Auguste-Rosalie Bisson's captivating depiction capturing "The Ascent of Mont Blanc" back in 1861 to modern-day adventurers seeking their own triumphs, mountaineering continues to be an exhilarating endeavor that pushes boundaries both physically and mentally.