Mountaineering Collection

Mountaineer Chris Bonington surrounded by some of the equipment he will take on his next expedition to Annapurna. 6th July 1969

Home Secretary James Callaghan having a drink with the some members of a climbing team, Lord John Hunt, Chris Bonington, Mike Thompson and Don Whillans

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

The South Wales Andes Expedition leave next Thursday for 5 to 6 weeks climbing new routes unclimbed in the Andes. Pictured are four of the team, as they check some of their climbing equipment L-R

A trio of British mountaineers leave Heathrow Airport to try and climb a previously unscaled peak in the Himalayas and hoping to find the abominable snowman

Chris Bonington, leader of a climbing group who hope to climb the southern ice and rock face of Annapurna in the Himalayas. The group are pictured at Snowdon. 11th January 1970

Not a holdup gang, but four of the members of a climbing team lead by Chris Bonington who hope to climb the southern ice and rock face of Annapurna in the Himalayas

Picture shows the press conference for the successful British Everest Expedition team, who triumphantly reached the South West Face of Everest on 24th September 1975

Lakeland hikers on top of Bowfell admire the grandeur of Scafell and Scafell Pike in the distance. 24th May 1931

The famous Wastwater Screes, hitherto regarded as unscalable, have been surrounded by Newcastle climbers while on mountaineering holiday in the Lake District. The climbing party included a girl

Relaxing in Cardiff after their trip to are (left to right) Don Hillman, Mike Harber and Dave Parsons. Mike Harber recently defeated the south-west ridge if the 23, 334ft Nevado Huascaran

Shadow Chancellor John Smith MP leading the inaugural climb of the Parliamentary Labour Party Mountaineering Club. They were 3000 feet up Bynack More at Loch Morlich near Aviemore

Hiking toward Thorpe Cloud. Mountain. May 1945 P005192

R. A. F. Mountain Rescue Unit Facility Visit for attention of Air Adviser
R.A.F. Mountain Rescue Unit Facility Visit for attention of Air Adviser. A base is set up in mountains as near as possible to the scene of the crash where a fully equipped ambulance stands by

R. A. F. Mountain Rescue Unit Facility Visit for attention of Air Adviser
R.A.F. Mountain Rescue Unit Facility Visit for attention of Air Adviser. After attention by the Medical Officer the injured airmen are loweped down precipitous rocks

Mrs. Firbank alone and only with the help of a shepherd, owns a mountain with an area of approximately 3000 acres. In summer months she has 3

Everest men fly home. Men of the British Everest expedition arrived at London airport today, after a round-the clock delay. Their plane was held up overnight in Rome

Everest men reunion. The reunion at the Pen-y-Grwd training base at Capel Curig, N. Wales. Lord John Hunt and Sherpa Tensing Norgay (Sherpa Tenzing Norgay). May 1973. P012059

Three friends reading a map for an attempt to climb Mount Snowdonia in Wales. December 1969 Z12117

Chris Bonington, who is to lead the expedition to climb the south face of Annapurna in the Himalayas, at his home in Bowdon Cheshire, where he is working on detailed plans for the trip

The Everest team attend a press conference at the Royal Geographical Society, Kensington Gore. Edmund Hillary (Left) and Sherpa Tensing Norgay (Sherpa Tenzing Norgay)

Six women met in a hillside cottage in Snowdonia yesterday (Sun) - to plan an expedition it will take them 2, 000-ft up to Himalayas

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