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The RockArchivist project does not currently have any 'official' partnerships with any organisations, however the project has a good deal
of common purpose with the Mountain Heritage Trust, and we are in regular contact to share ideas and thoughts, resources and support.
Read more about the Mountain Heritage Trust here:
About the Trust
The Mountain Heritage Trust, founded in 2000, is the only organisation of its kind in the UK. It holds archives, artefacts and printed materials within its collections which are available for research. Among its early success was the establishment of the National Mountaineering Exhibition at Rheged Discovery Centre, near Penrith. Since the closure of this exhibition space, MHT has worked with other partners to display items from the MHT collection. Our next exhibition will be hosted by Kendal Museum (Oct 2010-Feb 2011) which will coincide with the cataloguing of the Bonington papers and look at expedition logistics.
Who's who?
The Trust is comprised of appointed officers, Professor Terry Gifford (Chairman), Julie Summers (Vice Chair), John Porter (Secretary), Ron Kenyon (Treasurer) and Nick Colton (Secretary to the Board) and the trustees, namely, Sir Chris Bonington, Paul Braithwaite, John Innerdale, Jerry Lovatt, Jim Lowther, Doug Scott, Richard Lemmey and the British Mountaineering Council.
Partnerships
MHT is currently working with the University of Cumbria to deliver seminars which explore mountain related topics. Mountains at War is the next event due to take place in October 2010.
MHT is keen to work with Climbing Clubs to help them ensure that their historic record remains intact for future members. The Onwards and Upwards Project undertook a survey of club holdings and provided advice on issues arising from those findings. Support is ongoing in respect of digitisation and recording oral history.
Projects MHT has previously spearheaded include the Mallory Clothing Replica Project.
The Mallory clothing replicas, comprised of six different layers of wool, silk and cotton, challenge the conventional view that Mallory’s clothing and equipment were inadequate for his ill-fated 1924 Everest expedition. Based on the scientific analysis of textile fragments from the original clothing, uncovered on Everest in 1999, the replicas were created to provide a better understanding of the construction of the garments. They demonstrate how effective they would have been at providing protection at altitude, and have been rigorously laboratory-tested for comparison with current mountaineering products.
Graham Hoyland, mountaineer and great-nephew of 1924 Everest climber Howard Somervell, has field-tested on Everest an exact replica of the clothing worn by George Mallory in 1924 . He concluded it was: ‘very pleasant to wear, easy movement, sufficiently warm to summit.’
The replicas are the result of a three-year partnership headed by Professor Mary B. Rose and Mike Parsons both of Lancaster University Management School’s IEED. Research work and replication was undertaken at the Universities of Leeds, Southampton and Derby; the £30,000 project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund with added support from the Pasold Research Fund and the Clothing for Extremes conference and under the direction of the Mountain Heritage Trust. A brochure about this project is available for purchase.
How to help If you know of any equipment, documents, papers, film or photographs which contribute to the history of British Mountains and Mountaineering, then MHT would like to hear from you. Please contact:
Maxine Willett
Mountain Heritage Trust
Station House
Ullswater Road
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7JQ
T: 01768 840911
W: http://www.mountain-heritage.org
E: maxine@mountain-heritage.org
Read more about the Mountain Heritage Trust here:
The Mountain Heritage Trust
The key role of the Mountain Heritage Trust (MHT) is to ensure that Britain's unique and fascinating heritage, artefacts, history, traditions and records of the people connected with its mountainous areas are conserved, documented, made accessible and, most importantly, communicated to as wide an audience as possible.About the Trust
The Mountain Heritage Trust, founded in 2000, is the only organisation of its kind in the UK. It holds archives, artefacts and printed materials within its collections which are available for research. Among its early success was the establishment of the National Mountaineering Exhibition at Rheged Discovery Centre, near Penrith. Since the closure of this exhibition space, MHT has worked with other partners to display items from the MHT collection. Our next exhibition will be hosted by Kendal Museum (Oct 2010-Feb 2011) which will coincide with the cataloguing of the Bonington papers and look at expedition logistics.
Who's who?
The Trust is comprised of appointed officers, Professor Terry Gifford (Chairman), Julie Summers (Vice Chair), John Porter (Secretary), Ron Kenyon (Treasurer) and Nick Colton (Secretary to the Board) and the trustees, namely, Sir Chris Bonington, Paul Braithwaite, John Innerdale, Jerry Lovatt, Jim Lowther, Doug Scott, Richard Lemmey and the British Mountaineering Council.
Partnerships
MHT is currently working with the University of Cumbria to deliver seminars which explore mountain related topics. Mountains at War is the next event due to take place in October 2010.
MHT is keen to work with Climbing Clubs to help them ensure that their historic record remains intact for future members. The Onwards and Upwards Project undertook a survey of club holdings and provided advice on issues arising from those findings. Support is ongoing in respect of digitisation and recording oral history.
Projects MHT has previously spearheaded include the Mallory Clothing Replica Project.
The Mallory clothing replicas, comprised of six different layers of wool, silk and cotton, challenge the conventional view that Mallory’s clothing and equipment were inadequate for his ill-fated 1924 Everest expedition. Based on the scientific analysis of textile fragments from the original clothing, uncovered on Everest in 1999, the replicas were created to provide a better understanding of the construction of the garments. They demonstrate how effective they would have been at providing protection at altitude, and have been rigorously laboratory-tested for comparison with current mountaineering products.
Graham Hoyland, mountaineer and great-nephew of 1924 Everest climber Howard Somervell, has field-tested on Everest an exact replica of the clothing worn by George Mallory in 1924 . He concluded it was: ‘very pleasant to wear, easy movement, sufficiently warm to summit.’
The replicas are the result of a three-year partnership headed by Professor Mary B. Rose and Mike Parsons both of Lancaster University Management School’s IEED. Research work and replication was undertaken at the Universities of Leeds, Southampton and Derby; the £30,000 project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund with added support from the Pasold Research Fund and the Clothing for Extremes conference and under the direction of the Mountain Heritage Trust. A brochure about this project is available for purchase.
How to help If you know of any equipment, documents, papers, film or photographs which contribute to the history of British Mountains and Mountaineering, then MHT would like to hear from you. Please contact:
Maxine Willett
Mountain Heritage Trust
Station House
Ullswater Road
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7JQ
T: 01768 840911
W: http://www.mountain-heritage.org
E: maxine@mountain-heritage.org