The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
1375.2016.1
Mountain Equipment - Expedition Mittens
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Hermione Cooper
16/12/2016
Pair of red expedition mittens with drawstring tops
gore-tex, leather, nylon
38(L) x 15(W) cms
1 pair
"MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT" and logo "GORE - TEX FABRIC"
"AF" handwritten on mittens
red
Mountain Equipment
UK
The AF initials on this pair of mittens are for Allen Fyffe who is a Mountain Guide based in Aviemore. Prolific climber of new routes in the Cairngorms, Allen has also been on several Himalayan expeditions and these mittens are from one of these trips.... we think Broad Peak in 1980.
Expeditions like this would be sponsored by various equipment manufacturers - in this case Mountain Equipment., hoping for some publicity. Doesn't look like this pair got used and have been sitting in Allen's shed for 36 years as a consequence.
Donated by Allen Fyffe
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Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
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