Mountaineer Collection (page 10)

FRANCE: MONT BLANC, 1851. The Party Crossing the Glacier des Bossons. Mountaineering expedition to the summit of Mont Blanc, led by Erasmus Galton, 1851. Contemporary English engraving

CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS, 1920s. Mount Kazbek (16, 545 feet) in the Caucasus Mountains, Russia. Stereograph view, early 1920s

YUKON GOLD RUSH, 1896. Prospectors crossing the Chilkoot Pass in Alaska on their way to the Klondike region in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Drawing, 1896, by W.H. Drake after a photograph

MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. Crossing a crevasse, Mer de Glace, Hotel du Montanvert in distance, Savoy Alps. Stereograph, 1908

ALBERT RICHARD SMITH (816-1860). English author and mountaineer. Smith recounting his adventures climbing Mont Blanc to an audience at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, England, 1852

HORACE-BENEDICT SAUSSURE (1740-1799). Swiss physicist and geologist. Painting by Jean Pierre Saint-Ours (1752-1809)

EDWARD WHYMPER (1840-1911). English wood engraver and alpinist

MATTHIAS ZURBRIGGEN (1856-1917). Swiss mountaineer

ALBERT FREDERICK MUMMERY (1856-1895). English mountaineer

JOSEPH MEEK (1810-1875). American mountaineer and territorial administrator. Photographed c1850

ROBERT E. PEARY (1856-1920). American explorer: photographed, c1909

ANNIE S. PECK (1850-1935). American mountain climber. Photographed, c1908

ANNIE SMITH PECK (1850-1935). American mountain climber photographed in gear, c1908

MARTIN CONWAY (1856-1937). English art critic, politician, cartographer, and mountaineer. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1893

HENRIETTE D ANGEVILLE (1794-1871). French mountaineer. Engraving, c1865

ALPS: MONT BLANC, c1908. Alpinists during the ascent of Mont Blanc. Stereograph, c1908

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK. A tourist guide cutting steps on ice slope in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State. Photograph, c1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. View of Les Aiguilles Vertes (13, 540 ft. ) and du Dru (12, 320 ft)
ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. View of Les Aiguilles Vertes (13, 540 ft.) and du Dru (12, 320 ft.) in the Savoy Alps, from an icy precipice on the Glacier du Geant. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING. Horace Benedict de Saussure with several of the eighteen guides he employed on his successful attempt at scaling Mont Blanc in 1787. Detail of a contemporary aquatint

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING. Ascent of Mont Blanc, cutting steps in the ice. Glacier des Bossons, Savoy Alps. Stereograph, 1908

CANADA: MOUNTAINEERING. Where climbers require steady heads - among the Seracs, Great Glacier, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. Stereograph, 1906

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps, shrouded in clouds, as seen from Murren Birg, Switzerland. Stereograph, 1908

SWITZERLAND: MATTERHORN. Tourists buying postcards at Gorner Grat, Switzerland, with the Matterhorn seen in the distance, looking west. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. Climbers ascending Mont Blanc in the Savoy Alps, with the Aiguille du Midi, capped with clouds, seen in the distance. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. Mountain climbers crossing a dangerous crevasse on a snow bridge during their ascent of Mont Blanc in the Savoy Alps. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING. Ascending a serac on the Mer de Glace, cutting steps in the ice, Savoy Alps. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. A view of Mont Blanc (15, 782 ft. ) in the Savoy Alps
ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. A view of Mont Blanc (15, 782 ft.) in the Savoy Alps, from Mont Buet (10, 200 ft.). Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERS, 1908. Ascent of Jungfrau, beginning final climb to the summit along the dangerous Rotthal Sattol, Switzerland. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING. Stereograph, 1908

GUADELOUPE: FISSURE. Mighty earthquake fissure at Lac du Nord, Guadeloupe, West Indies. Stereograph, c1900

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING, 1908. Tourists at the Gorner Grat watching a party of climbers on the Theodul Glacier, Switzerland. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERS, 1908. Ascent of Mont Blanc, passing enormous ice cliffs at junction of Glacier des Bossons and Glacier de Taconnaz, Savoy Alps. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERS, 1908. Precipitous cliffs and terrible depths. Thal, Switzerland. Stereograph, 1908

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERS, 1908. The Twins - Castor (13, 880 feet) and Pollux (13, 430 feet), two snow clad peaks of the Monte Rosa Chain, Switzerland. Stereograph, 1908

COLORADO: GOLD MINERS, 1875. Gold miners at camp near the North Star and Mountaineer lodes in San Juan County, Colorado. Photograph, 1875

GOLD RUSH: MINERS, c1850. Mountain Jack and a Wandering Miner. Oil on canvas by E. Hall Martin, c1850

Courmayeur, Italy - The Botanical Garden of
The Henry Botanical Garden at Plan Gorret, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy. Joseph- Marie Henry (1870-1947) was born in Courmayeur the son of a Mountain Guide of Mont Blanc

1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Shekar Monastery
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Shekar Monastery Date: 1922

1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Rongbuk Monastery
1922 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

North America, USA, Alaska, Mt. McKinley, mountaineers (Editorial Usage Only)

John Tyndall (1820-1893) Irish born physicist and mountaineer (1893). Studied in Marburg under Robert Bunsen (1811-1899). Appointed professor at the Royal Institution, London, in 1844

Postcard of Climbers on Mt. Baker. ca. 1913, SEE WASHINGTON FIRST. CLIMBING MT. BAKER

Mountaineer Takes A Break
Switzerland: c. 1925. A mountaineer takes a break on a pinnacle of Mount Matterhorn

Mountain Climber On Jungfrau
Switzerland: c. 1928. A successful mountain climber sits on top of the world, the famous Jungfrau in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland

Mountaineering in the French Alps. Mountaineers climbing a granite rock ridge in the Chamonix Aiguilles, near Mont Blanc, France. Photographed in August

Helicopter rescue C015 / 5475
Helicopter rescue. Helicopter rescuing a climber from the Aiguille Verte mountain (4122m), near Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France. Photographed in August

Climbing in Antarctica C013 / 7484
Climbing in Antarctica. Group of climbers making their way up Spigot Peak, Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

The 1921 British expedition to Mount Everest. Standing, from left: A. F. R
MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION. The 1921 British expedition to Mount Everest. Standing, from left: A.F.R. Wollaston, Charles Howard-Bury, Alexander Heron, Harold Raeburn

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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.