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[edit]Axe, ice
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| Artist |
Simond, Claudius; Simond Chamonix |
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| Title |
Axe, ice |
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| Object type | Mountain climbing/recreation Classification: NM3.13587 |
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| Description |
English: Ice axe used by Sir Edmund Hillary on first ascent of Everest, 29 May 1953 markings- Claudius Simond - CHAMONIX MONT BLANC |
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| Date | 02 Jul 2008; Circa 1951; 1951; 1953; 01 Jul 2008; Elizabeth II (1952 -)-House of Windsor-English reign | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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length: 900mm |
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| Accession number |
2008.30.1 |
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| Place of creation | Mt Everest; Chamonix | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibition history | Display: North west stairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2008.30.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
This is the ice axe used by Sir Edmund Hillary during his ascent of Everest, in 1953. "A few more whacks of the ice axe, a few weary steps, and we were on the summit of Everest (Ed Hillary, High Adventure, p208) This French Simond Chamonix ice axe acquired by Sir Edmund in 1951, and was used by him on the final ascent with Tensing Norgay, on 29 May 1953. An image on the Simond website shows Claudius Simond and Sir Edmund Hillary together at Chamonix. |
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This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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