SMHC Accounts 2025-2026
Chairman’s Report 2025-2026
SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN HERITAGE COLLECTION (SMHC) CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2025/26 The 25/26 year was another busy one in the donations department, 46 items were entered in the accession register, with a similar amount donated and waiting to be archived, bringing the year’s total to around 80. Mick (Chairman) continues to write the provenance and photograph each item, […]
Glenmore Lodge Display
The new SMHC display cabinet at Glenmore Lodge is now in situ & looks great!
Irbis Twistlock Karabiners
Jasper Pickin kindly donated these karabiners back in 2021 telling us that his father has brought them back from a mountaineering trip to Kazakhstan. We didn’t know much else about them and asked if there was anyone out there who did. In December 2025 we got a remarkable e-mail from A.S. Vinogradov in Russia – […]
Chairman’s Report 2023/24
SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN HERITAGE COLLECTION (SMHC) Chairman’s Report 2023/2024 Accounts show £2022.98 in bank. SMHC WEBSITE The major issue in the past year has been the development of our new website.The new website is now up and running. TREASURER Our Treasurer, Simon Fraser, resigned during the autumn of 2023, both as Treasurer and as Trustee. Ian […]
Mick’s Award
Founder of The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe, is this year’s winner of the Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture.
AI summary of our collection
The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection (SMHC) now consists of approximately 3,000 items. This impressive archive covers a vast range of historical and technical mountaineering equipment, artifacts, and memorabilia, reflecting the evolution of mountaineering gear from the 19th century to the present day. Key Categories: Climbing Equipment: The collection includes ice axes, ropes, crampons, pitons, and […]
New Web site
As you have probably noticed we have a new web site. We are having a few teething problems so please be patient. Some of the image captions are missing or incorrect but we are working to correct this.
Mick’s Award
Founder of The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe, is this year’s winner of the Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture.
Clement Wragge
Our old pal Alex Gillespie salvaged this remarkable picture from an old glass plate slide. Dating from around 1880 it shows the Peat Moss Weather Station below Ben Nevis – where the aluminium factory is now – with, we think, Clement Wragge in the background. At this time Wragge was ascending Ben Nevis on a […]