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Ultimate Climbing helmet

Accession Number

864.2010.1

Object Name

Ultimate Climbing helmet

Created

08/11/2010

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

08/11/2010

Brief Description

Metallic blue 'Ultimate' climbing helmet with black plastic edging. Black chinstraps with metal tightening device. Adjustable plastic strap inside. Black canvas straps inside looped round circle of string. Black canvas torch loop.

Materials

fibreglass, plastic, leather , string

Dimensions

70 ( circum) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Orange circle with black mountains and blue sky. Inside green letters read "THE ULTIMATE CLIMBERS HELMET"

Colour

metallic blue

Provenance

Having worked for a time at one of the UK's leading equipment manufacturer's, Berghaus, American, Bill Wilkins,decided to set up his own business and in 1972 Ultimate Equipment was his dream come true. Tents were a speciality though there were lots of other items including this helmet which dates from the mid to late 1970's. It once belonged to Mick Tighe's Mountain Guiding business, Nevis Guides.
In 1980, Wilkins helped set up and sponsored the Ultimate Challenge in conjunction with the Great Outdoors Magazine (TGO) and Hamish Brown. The challenge was to walk across Scotland from west coast to east coast. Remarkably successful, the event contiues to this day(2011) though with the demise of Ultimate Equipment which went into receivership, it is now called the TGO Challenge.
In November 2011 we see that the ubiquitous Bill is now running a business called Mountain Focus.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Martin Mackie

Acquisition Date

08/11/2010

Condition Check Date

08/11/2010

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

08/11/2010

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