MacInnes Massey ice axe

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Title

MacInnes Massey ice axe

Subject

Sport

Description

This is a MacInnes Massey all metal ice axe. The Massey was one of the first metal-shafted ice axes manufactured in Britain. These ice axes revolutionised the sport of mountaineering. It was invented by Glencoe resident Hamish MacInnes (1930 – 2020). His decision to manufacture this design was taken in the early 1960s after he found two broken wooden axes on Ben Nevis, where two mountaineers were killed in a fall. MacInnes was an icon of mountaineering and is also known around the world as the father of mountain rescue. This axe along with a selection of mountaineering objects are on long term loan to the museum from the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection.

Creator

Hamish MacInnes

Source

objects,sport

Date

1960s

Contributor

eulac3d

Language

English

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

108

Date Modified

05/01/2021

Extent

L 675 mm x W 280 mm (head)

Medium

Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection

Spatial Coverage

find,56.7968197,-5.0036029;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

West Highlands Museum

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

333

Material

metal

Object Number

L3764.003

Citation

Hamish MacInnes, “MacInnes Massey ice axe,” West Highalnds Museum, accessed January 23, 2025, https://whm100.org/omeka/items/show/331.

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