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Bag of assorted ski bindings and leather straps

Accession Number

734.2009.1

Object Name

Bag of assorted ski bindings and leather straps

Created

21/01/2009

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

21/01/2009

Brief Description

Bag of assorted heel cable bindings and leather retention straps.

Materials

metal, leather, plastic

Number Of Objects

2 bags

Provenance

A bit of a jumble this lot,(Used by Napier Family c.1959-1974) but we thought it better to keep them than throw them in the skip. Not much you can say about a load of old straps so we thought the Touring Qualification for joining the Scottish Ski Club in 1911 might provide a wee diversion. They were tough in them days!!

RULES
1. The S.S.C. Touring Qualification will consist of—
(«) Five different tours of fifteen miles each, ascend¬ing at least 3000 feet in all;
or (6) Three different tours of twenty-five miles each, ascending at least 4000 feet in all;
or (f) Any longer tours will receive special considera¬tion from the Committee.
2. Each tour must he completed in one day.
3. A maximum of one-fifth of the distance or height is allowed to be performed on foot, carrying ski, or on a road.
4. A pack weighing not less than eight pounds must be
carried the whole way.
5. Artificial aids, such as sealskin bands or crampons, may
be carried and used.
6. For out-and-home tours the farthest point reached must be at least six miles "air-line-distance" from the start, and that point must be some definite natural feature, such as the cairn on a hill-top. The return route must be reasonably different from the out-route,
7. For out-tours, the distance need not be measured on an air-line, but may be between points which can be readily identified on a map.
8. The qualification need not be overtaken in one season,
but tours which are to count must be intimated to the Committee during the season in which they are made.
9. On at least two of (a) or one of (b) tours, candidates
must be accompanied by a reliable witness.
10. All tours to he performed in Scotland.
Explanatory NOTES
Rule 1. The 3000 feet and 4000 feet are the sum of the ascents on any one tour.