Focusing their cameras on themselves and their magnificent surroundings, mountaineers have been able to capture their incredible adventures and create breathtaking pictures for us all to enjoy. 'Souvenirs from High Places' presents the activity of mountaineering through the development of mountaineering imagery, from sketches to photographs, and presents a magnificent selection of over 150 fascinating and awe-inspiring climbing images, as well as revealing the parallel development of both mountaineering and photographic techniques and providing fascinating insights into the social background of the climbers.
