Projects
Mallory new for old
Following study of the replica jacket worn by George Mallory on his 1924 Everest expedition, University of Northumberland student, Dan Smith, is designing his own interpretation. Dan says “I originally started to explore using natural fibre fabrics, but without compromising performance… … [more]
Wainwright Collection
MHT wish to extend their congratulations to the Cumbria Archives Service for securing an HLF grant to fund the purchase and future preservation of the papers of Alfred Wainwright. MHT will be working with CAS and other partners including Kendal … [more]
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery
MHT is pleased to be working with Keswick Museum and Art Gallery to add an element of climbing and mountaineering history to its galleries on the ground floor. MHT will provide an annual exhibition over a five year program. Watch … [more]
Quest for Adventure – the Chris Bonington Archive Collection
Thanks to funding supplied by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the British Mountaineering Council, the MHT Archivist, with volunteer assistance, has been working to catalogue this outstanding collection and re-house the papers to ensure long-term preservation. The papers cover over … [more]
RockArchivist
MHT has been working with RockArchivist since Summer 2010, initially to make the Collection of Giles Barker more widely available. The collection itself was initially donated in November 2009 and comprises material related to an unpublished book “Peak Performance – … [more]
Mallory Replica Clothing
The Mallory replicas challenge the conventional view that Mallory’s clothing and equipment were inadequate for his final 1924 Everest expedition. Based on scientific analysis of textile fragments from the original clothing, recovered on Everest in 1999, the replicas were created … [more]
Onwards and Upwards
Funding from the Northern Rock Foundation for a project entitled ‘Onwards and Upwards: The Archive of Ascent’ enabled MHT’s archivist, Maxine Willett, to contact all UK based climbing clubs to assess exactly what records/artefacts exist, where they are held, the … [more]
Echoes from the Crags – an Audio Climbing Archive
The climbing and mountaineering world is full of characters. Many of them have interesting and exciting stories to tell. Wouldn’t it be great if we could capture them for posterity? MHT is continuing its important work by looking at the … [more]