Mountaineers Collection (page 3)

The Summit of Nilgiri Parbat (photo)
6025177 The Summit of Nilgiri Parbat (photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Summit of Nilgiri Parbat)

Near Pittsford (photo)
6025223 Near Pittsford (photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Near Pittsford. Illustration for Mountains in Colour by Franks Smythe (Max Parrish, 1949)

The Diablerets (photo)
6025201 The Diablerets (photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Diablerets. Illustration for Mountains in Colour by Franks Smythe (Max Parrish, 1949)

Mount Everest at Sunset from the Rongbuk Valley (photo)
6025184 Mount Everest at Sunset from the Rongbuk Valley (photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Everest at Sunset from the Rongbuk Valley)

Climbing Mount Everest - Earths highest peak (litho)
979543 Climbing Mount Everest - Earths highest peak (litho) by Macpherson, Douglas (1871-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Climbing Mount Everest - Earths highest peak)

High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. viii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Crossing the Cordillera on 1st June, from Travels in South America
TRV227725 Crossing the Cordillera on 1st June, from Travels in South America by Alexander Caldcleugh, 1825 (litho) (b/w photo) by English School

Jungfrau-Bahn, poster advertising the Jungfrau mountain railway (colour litho)
CH426442 Jungfrau-Bahn, poster advertising the Jungfrau mountain railway (colour litho) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 74x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Stages in the ascent of Mont Blanc, from British Adventure published by Collins
3435577 Stages in the ascent of Mont Blanc, from British Adventure published by Collins, 1947 (colour litho) by Baxter, George (1804-67); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bridging in a chimney (chromolitho)
968676 Bridging in a chimney (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bridging in a chimney)

Abseiling on a rope (chromolitho)
968672 Abseiling on a rope (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abseiling on a rope)

Corsica: Ajaccio and Montagnards (chromolitho)
735563 Corsica: Ajaccio and Montagnards (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corsica: Ajaccio and Montagnards)

Prince Arthur in Switzerland, 1865 (b / w photo)
JHL390943 Prince Arthur in Switzerland, 1865 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French mountain troops climbing Mont Blanc (colour litho)
2807660 French mountain troops climbing Mont Blanc (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French mountain troops climbing Mont Blanc)

French alpine troops on the summit of Mont Blanc (colour litho)
2782223 French alpine troops on the summit of Mont Blanc (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French alpine troops on the summit of Mont Blanc)

The Dramas Of The Mountain, Four Mountaineers Hit By The Storm And Perished On Mont Blanc (Colour Litho)
2798581 The Dramas Of The Mountain, Four Mountaineers Hit By The Storm And Perished On Mont Blanc (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Difficult Pass of a Crevice, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont
STC184881 Difficult Pass of a Crevice, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows (1799-1860), published 1827 (colour litho) by English School

On the Ascent, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc
STC184880 On the Ascent, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows (1799-1860), published 1827 (colour litho) by English School

The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn
STC184869 The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn engraved by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Mahoney

Descending the Western Arete of the Pointe des Ecrins, from
STC184865 Descending the Western Arete of the Pointe des Ecrins, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn engraved by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Mahoney

View from the Summit, from Ten Scenes in the Last Ascent of Mont Blanc Including
STC184857 View from the Summit, from Ten Scenes in the Last Ascent of Mont Blanc Including Five Views from the Summit, by J.D.H

A Fall on the Ascent, from Ten Scenes in the Last Ascent of Mont Blanc Including
STC184859 A Fall on the Ascent, from Ten Scenes in the Last Ascent of Mont Blanc Including Five Views from the Summit, by J.D.H

Everest expedition, 1922 - General Bruce and Captain Noel
Captain 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

Prince Arthur in Switzerland, 1865 (b / w photo)
JHL390932 Prince Arthur in Switzerland, 1865 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frequent Appearance of the Ice with Bridges of Snow, from
STC184877 Frequent Appearance of the Ice with Bridges of Snow, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows (1799-1860)

Mountaineers of the western Himalayas (engraving)
653809 Mountaineers of the western Himalayas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountaineers of the western Himalayas)

Stages in the ascent of Mont Blanc, from British Adventure published by Collins
3435578 Stages in the ascent of Mont Blanc, from British Adventure published by Collins, 1947 (colour litho) by Baxter, George (1804-67); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bold test of human energy, mountaineer who conquers, with two guides, the summit of the Matterhorn
2815413 Bold test of human energy, mountaineer who conquers, with two guides, the summit of the Matterhorn, in the heart of winter (colour litho) by Beltrame

Terrible landslide in the Alps (colour litho)
2779216 Terrible landslide in the Alps (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terrible landslide in the Alps)

A unique reception in the Vatican (colour litho)
2783544 A unique reception in the Vatican (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A unique reception at the Vatican)

Mountaineers of Russian Asia (engraving)
1621310 Mountaineers of Russian Asia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountaineers of Russian Asia)

The Perils of Alpine Mountaineering (litho)
1601081 The Perils of Alpine Mountaineering (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Perils of Alpine Mountaineering)

On a rocky arete (chromolitho)
968677 On a rocky arete (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On a rocky arete)

The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji (engraving)
1049206 The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji)

Albert Smith (engraving)
2785637 Albert Smith (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Smith. Illustration for The Illustrated Times)

Dramatic Adventure On Monte Rosa, A Mountaineer Held Seven Hours Suspended Above The Abyss (Colour Litho)
2798697 Dramatic Adventure On Monte Rosa, A Mountaineer Held Seven Hours Suspended Above The Abyss (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

An Alpine Captain Cascaded Into A Ravine During A March On Mount Telegraph (Colour Litho)
2798637 An Alpine Captain Cascaded Into A Ravine During A March On Mount Telegraph (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Duke Of Abruzzi Conquers First, On August 5, A Believed Inaccessible Peak Of Mont Blanc (Colour Litho)
2798468 The Duke Of Abruzzi Conquers First, On August 5, A Believed Inaccessible Peak Of Mont Blanc (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

SKJs in the National Army, a Platoon of Alpine Soldiers with SKJs Marching on Mont Cenis (Colour Litho)
2798389 SKJs in the National Army, a Platoon of Alpine Soldiers with SKJs Marching on Mont Cenis (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Climbers in the Tyrol, pub. c. 1900 (colour litho)
1449135 Climbers in the Tyrol, pub. c.1900 (colour litho) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

A naked woman on a mountainside being climbed by mountaineers while the moon looks on (collage)
725052 A naked woman on a mountainside being climbed by mountaineers while the moon looks on (collage) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prince Arthurs expedition to Mont Blanc, c. 1865 (b / w photo)
JHL390953 Prince Arthurs expedition to Mont Blanc, c.1865 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ascent of Mr. De Saussure to the Summmit of Mont Blanc in 1787
STC184882 Ascent of Mr. De Saussure to the Summmit of Mont Blanc in 1787, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows (1799-1860)

Crossing a Ravine, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc
STC184879 Crossing a Ravine, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows (1799-1860), published 1827 (colour litho) by English School

Descending the Steep Snows, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont
STC184878 Descending the Steep Snows, from A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows (1799-1860), published 1827 (colour litho) by English School

The Bergschrund on the Dent Blanche in 1865, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn
STC184867 The Bergschrund on the Dent Blanche in 1865, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn engraved by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Mahoney

They Saw Masses of Rocks, Boulders and Stones, Dart Round the Corner
STC184863 They Saw Masses of Rocks, Boulders and Stones, Dart Round the Corner, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Dore

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"Conquering the Heights: A Glimpse into the World of Mountaineers" Embarking on a thrilling journey, they have always been driven by an insatiable desire to conquer towering peaks and explore the uncharted realms of nature. With their unwavering determination and indomitable spirit, they push beyond their limits, leaving footprints on some of the world's most majestic summits. In 1861, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson captured a defining moment in mountaineering history with his iconic photograph "The Ascent of Mont Blanc. " This image immortalizes brave souls ascending the mighty Mont Blanc Massif in Chamonix, Haute Savoie. The sheer magnitude of this endeavor is awe-inspiring as climbers navigate treacherous terrains and icy walls to reach new heights. From Island Peak's formidable ice wall in Solu Khumbu Everest Region to traversing Liskamm's sharp ridge in Monte Rosa, Ayas Valley, Italy - these daring individuals face unimaginable challenges head-on. Their courage knows no bounds as they defy gravity amidst breathtaking landscapes that seem straight out of dreams. Slovenia's Triglav National Park offers another glimpse into mountaineering paradise. Here, adventurers immerse themselves in pristine beauty while conquering rugged peaks that stand tall against azure skies. Each step taken within this natural wonderland is a testament to human resilience and our innate connection with Mother Earth. Looking back at history, we witness George Baxter capturing a stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc circa 1853. This timeless artwork serves as a reminder that they have long been captivated by the allure of reaching great heights – defying odds even before modern equipment existed. Venturing across continents brings us to Canada's Rockies where Swiss mountain guides lend their expertise to those seeking adrenaline-fueled adventures.