Mountaineering Collection (page 4)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, climbing in a cordee, 1900
LUX4795594 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, climbing in a cordee, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif de la Vanoise, climbing in a cordee

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif of the vanoise, the arretes of the Aiguille de la Vanoise, 1900
LUX4795565 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif of the vanoise, the arretes of the Aiguille de la Vanoise, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif of the vanoise

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Luz-Saint-Sauveur: August 1909, region of Luz Saint Sauveur
LUX4786832 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Luz-Saint-Sauveur: August 1909, region of Luz Saint Sauveur, on the path of the Pic du Midi, the pass of Tourmalet, 1909; (add.info.: France)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Mountaineers climb a glacier the sea of ice under a cloudy sky, 1925
LUX4807072 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Mountaineers climb a glacier the sea of ice under a cloudy sky, 1925; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The bar of the stands seen from the summit with mountaineers resting, 1910
LUX4808152 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The bar of the stands seen from the summit with mountaineers resting, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The passage of Rimay, 1910
LUX4808118 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The passage of Rimay, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The passage of Rimay, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38): A rock climbing, an abseiling descent, 1925
LUX4808061 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38): A rock climbing, an abseiling descent, 1925; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38): A rock climbing, an abseiling descent

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: The mountaineer group poses in a cave covered with inscription, 1925
LUX4807095 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: The mountaineer group poses in a cave covered with inscription, 1925; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

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Mountaineers on a glacier in the French Alps (b/w photo)
8626996 Mountaineers on a glacier in the French Alps (b/w photo) by Tairraz, Georges I (1868-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountaineers on a glacier in the French Alps)

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Pontius Comminius climbing to the Citadel (engraving)
8639507 Pontius Comminius climbing to the Citadel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pontius Comminius climbing to the Citadel)

Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales on Mount Vesuvius, Italy (engraving)
8631545 Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales on Mount Vesuvius, Italy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandra of Denmark)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634909 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)
8646750 Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dreams, Dances)

The Long, Long Flight (litho)
8663528 The Long, Long Flight (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Long, Long Flight)

Plant Freaks: Bitter-Sweet, Solanum dulcamara (engraving)
8669369 Plant Freaks: Bitter-Sweet, Solanum dulcamara (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bitter-Sweet, Solanum dulcamara)

Touristik / Tourism (colour litho)
8666321 Touristik / Tourism (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Touristik. Die Bergsteige-Touristik ist, abgesehen von Petrarkas Beispiel im 14 Jahrh)

Winter Scenes, 1937: In the Welsh Mountains (b/w photo)
8671726 Winter Scenes, 1937: In the Welsh Mountains (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Welsh Mountains)

Winter Scenes, 1937: Gstaad, Switzerland (b/w photo)
8671722 Winter Scenes, 1937: Gstaad, Switzerland (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gstaad, Switzerland)

Christian climbing the Hill of Difficulty (engraving)
8673653 Christian climbing the Hill of Difficulty (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian climbing the Hill of Difficulty)

Jacob's Ladder (chromolitho)
8677658 Jacob's Ladder (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacob's Ladder.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

France, Rhone-Alpes: climbers on a steep path at the onslaught of the peaks, 1895
LUX4773889 France, Rhone-Alpes: climbers on a steep path at the onslaught of the peaks, 1895; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes: climbers on a steep path at the onslaught of the peaks)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mountaineers pose in a glacier cave, 1920
LUX4727517 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mountaineers pose in a glacier cave, 1920; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Le Dru et la Mer de Glace, with 5 climbers on the glacier, 1920
LUX4770325 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: Le Dru et la Mer de Glace, with 5 climbers on the glacier, 1920; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

Switzerland: A woman and her mountain guide reach the summit, 1900
LUX4816487 Switzerland: A woman and her mountain guide reach the summit, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland: A woman and her mountain guide reach the summit, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Climbers on an ice bridge during a Mont Blanc climbing expedition. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4906969 Climbers on an ice bridge during a Mont Blanc climbing expedition. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Italy, Entreves (Courmayeur): Glacier Pass, 1927 Mountaineers
LUX4808216 Italy, Entreves (Courmayeur): Glacier Pass, 1927 Mountaineers; (add.info.: Italy, Entreves (Courmayeur): Glacier Pass, 1927 Mountaineers); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Portrait of Jacques Balmat (1762-1834) a chamois hunter, crystalline and guide who made the first ascent of Mont Blanc
ELD4951020 Portrait of Jacques Balmat (1762-1834) a chamois hunter, crystalline and guide who made the first ascent of Mont Blanc (1762-1834) was a mountaineer

The sea of ice, Oil painting on canvas by Claude Hugard de la Tour (1818-1886), representing a view of the Alps
YOU4419971 The sea of ice, Oil painting on canvas by Claude Hugard de la Tour (1818-1886), representing a view of the Alps

Climbers
Marcel Rebro

Gokyo ri sunrise 《日出巅峰》
qiye

Near the edge
Aleš Klabus

ski mountaineering
Matej Rumansky

The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Before us and beneath us was the crater of Etna. The circumference of the crater, according to Sig

Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petrée, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petree, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard du Mexique, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Montagnard du Mexique, c1797

The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: M. Jackson
The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Etna, celebrated from the most remote antiquity for its magnitude and its volcanic eruptions

REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, between 1900 and 1905. "Huber's Hotel, Cafe" on awning

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, September 5, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, September 5, 1891, 1891. The Fatal Accident on Mont Blanc. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Swirrel Edge, Mount Helvellyn, 1854. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
Swirrel Edge, Mount Helvellyn, 1854. Mountains in the Lake District....toward Ulswater, Helvellyn presents a fine precipice, with Red Tarn lying below it; and, on either side of Red Tarn

Monte Rosa, from the North - Mont Blanc, distant 45 Miles, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Monte Rosa, from the North - Mont Blanc, distant 45 Miles, 1854. Zumstein Spitze; Hochste Spitze; Nord End...upon the authority of M

Mr. Albert Smith's Entertainment - "The Overland Mail", at Willis's Rooms, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Albert Smith's Entertainment - "The Overland Mail", at Willis's Rooms, [London], 1850. Author, entertainer

Yak in Himalaya, Nepal
Dan Mirica

Wudang Mountain
Simoon

Waterfall at dawn
Taisuke Goto

Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition... 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition leaving the station of the Grands Mulets, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

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

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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.