Climb Collection (page 2)

Launching the Lifeboat
Launching the lifeboat from a carriage into a rough sea whilst the crew climb aboard

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Two climbers on top of the old man Hoy, backlighted, Orkney islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

Her majesty in the light!
Ali Khataw

French boy scout rock climbing
French boy scout on a rock climbing activity

WALES: FLOOD, 1607. Woodcut from the title page of Lamentable newes out of Monmouthshire in Wales, an English news-book of 1607

Festive Nutty Squirrel 5
Festive tableau with a stuffed red squirrel about to ascend an ivy and holly berry clad tree in order to add to his winter nut hoard

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Pacific

A women on the South West Coast Path near Hartland Point Devon UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Crater of Mount Eden with city beyond, Auckland, Central Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Chair lift in the early morning, 2010 Winter Olympic Games site, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Ascent Mont Blanc - 3
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC One of the most difficult parts of the climb - the snow turns to ice and the climbers must cut foot-holes in order to retain a footing

A Sketchbook - Mothers and Children. Date: 1921

1968 Mexican Grand Prix. Mexico City, Mexico. 1st-3rd November 1968. Fans watch from in (and on) a grandstand. Ref: 68MEX84. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

An Observation Post, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404043 An Observation Post, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

The top of the great pyramid of Giza (Egypt), with men in tunic and turban climbing the stones of the building
FLO4635042 The top of the great pyramid of Giza (Egypt), with men in tunic and turban climbing the stones of the building

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285581 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

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"

Letter E: scale, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205943 Letter E: scale, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

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)

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)

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

France: Three mountaineers, 1900
LUX4815786 France: Three mountaineers, 1900; (add.info.: France: Three mountaineers, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Mountaineers in a passage of the Alps around 1890
NWI4961877 Mountaineers in a passage of the Alps around 1890.; (add.info.: Mountaineers in a passage of the Alps around 1890.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): a man and 2 women climb a mountain along a steep path using a ramp, 1890
LUX4781489 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): a man and 2 women climb a mountain along a steep path using a ramp, 1890; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

Letter P (Precipice). A man falls between two cliffs. Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201980 Letter P (Precipice). A man falls between two cliffs. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): landscape of Haute Morienne, climbing a snow slope with a pick, 1900
LUX4795874 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): landscape of Haute Morienne, climbing a snow slope with a pick, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

Aiguilles de Charmoz Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)
JEB4899924 Aiguilles de Charmoz Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille Dim cm 23, 5x39, 4; Musee Cantini, Marseille

Mountaineering: Savoy passage to the horizontal scale Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900)
JEB4899853 Mountaineering: Savoy passage to the horizontal scale Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille Dim cm 23, 2x38

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Le Buet (massif du Fauciny): Climbing du Buet, rest at a point of view, 1911
LUX4808363 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Le Buet (massif du Fauciny): Climbing du Buet, rest at a point of view, 1911; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The bar of the ecrins seen from the pass of the great ruin, 1910
LUX4808125 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), La Meije: The bar of the ecrins seen from the pass of the great ruin, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Dent de la Prat: A rest during the climbing of the mountain, 1910
LUX4808013 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Dent de la Prat: A rest during the climbing of the mountain, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38)

Letter G and H: Gourmet and Hautain. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207411 Letter G and H: Gourmet and Hautain. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

An early gymnastic class
3733836 An early gymnastic class.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an early gymnastic class for boys. Equipment included: parallel bars, climbing poles and ropes)

Various ways to scale the wall of a besieged fortress
5307226 Various ways to scale the wall of a besieged fortress.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various ways to scale the wall of a besieged fortress)

Cartoon depicting boastful members of the Alpine Club, the first mountaineering club, 19th century
5309160 Cartoon depicting boastful members of the Alpine Club, the first mountaineering club, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting boastful members of the Alpine Club)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): landscape of Haute Morienne, climbing a snow slope with a pick, 1900
LUX4795851 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): landscape of Haute Morienne, climbing a snow slope with a pick, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): landscape of Haute Morienne, climbing a snow slope with a pick, 1900
LUX4795833 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): landscape of Haute Morienne, climbing a snow slope with a pick, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif of the Vanoise, descending from the Rechasse
LUX4795631 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74): massif of the Vanoise, descending from the Rechasse, the father Arriez and the two ladies with axes, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

Cordee of mountaineers, one of whom broke the ice over a bridge over a glacier, 1890
NWI4961876 Cordee of mountaineers, one of whom broke the ice over a bridge over a glacier, 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Cordee of mountaineers)

American daily life: sport and leisure, young couple of tourists climbing Newport Mountain in the Desert Mountains
NWI4885330 American daily life: sport and leisure, young couple of tourists climbing Newport Mountain in the Desert Mountains Island, Acadia National Park, Maine, circa 1880

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists climb a cliff bordering the Valley of the Kings, 1900
LUX4778321 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists climb a cliff bordering the Valley of the Kings, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile)

Birra Pedavena, advertising for a beer, 1920s (poster)
2904158 Birra Pedavena, advertising for a beer, 1920s (poster); (add.info.: The Pedavena Beer is a native of Belluno, and takes its name from Pedavena, the place where is located the factory)

Young boy gathering eggs from a nest set in a rocky cliff face in the mid 19th century
2638474 Young boy gathering eggs from a nest set in a rocky cliff face in the mid 19th century. From Bibby's Annual published 1910.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

The festival of Eton Montem with the procession up Mount Salt Hill. Held every three years
FLO4618818 The festival of Eton Montem with the procession up Mount Salt Hill. Held every three years, Eton college old boys climbed the local hill and paid salt to the school

Letter B: behind the scenes. Soldiers doing the wall. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209234 Letter B: behind the scenes. Soldiers doing the wall. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Halt it!, publisher, Paris, around 1916

Letter S: Service not ordered. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209465 Letter S: Service not ordered. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

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"Climbing to New Heights: From Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step to Hillary and Tensing on Mount Everest" Embarking on a treacherous journey, Mallory and Irvine fearlessly conquered the Second Step of Mount Everest in 1924, leaving an indelible mark on mountaineering history. In a different kind of climb, comedic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy hilariously stumbled through James Parrott's Night Owls (1930), bringing laughter to audiences as they navigated their way out of hilarious predicaments. Venturing off the beaten path, adventurers set foot on the Road to Blencathra, embracing nature's challenges with every step they take towards conquering this majestic peak. Amidst chaos and danger, brave firefighters from LCC-LFB battled a serious house fire in Notting Hill. Their unwavering determination allowed them to rise above adversity and protect lives amidst raging flames. As dusk settled over Zermatt in Switzerland, spectators were treated to a breathtaking view at sunset - where the Matterhorn stood tall as a testament to human resilience and our innate desire for conquest. At Brigade HQ SE1, recruit firefighters underwent rigorous training exercises under the watchful eye of experienced mentors. Each practice drill brought them closer to becoming heroes who would face any challenge head-on. With precision and agility, firefighters honed their skills during hook ladder practice sessions. These unsung heroes epitomized bravery as they prepared themselves for life-saving missions that required scaling great heights. Tourists flocked eagerly to Dunns River Falls; cascading waters acting as both obstacle and allure. With each daring ascent up these natural steps carved by time itself, visitors embraced adventure while forging unforgettable memories. Inspired by legends like George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924), aspiring climbers pushed beyond limits known only by those who dared dream big. They embodied his spirit of perseverance while striving for greatness against all odds.