Item 7 - Notes on ascents of the Croda del Lago, poems

8 loose sheets plus one part sheet.

Account of the first ascent of the Croda da Lago via the west face [by Leone Sinigaglia], with the guides Zaccaria Pomponia and Angelo Zangiacomi, in August 1895 and of the first ascent by Sinigaglia and Pietro Dimai [in 1893] via the north ridge (2 sheets). Another sheet with quotations about mountains by Sinigaglia and others (some crossed through), and names of books about the Dolomites.

Table showing ascents of the Croda da Lago between Jul 1884 and Aug 1893, showing date, mountaineer, route, and any remarks. Paper looks to be an unused exam answer sheet, with 'This margin may not be written on' at the top. Sticker on top right of the sheet has a reference to The Alpine Journal vol VI (1872-1874) p 204, this is from 'Alpine Byeways' by W. E. Utterson Kelso, and is also a reference to a climb by the Crodao. On the reverse are notes on some failed early attempts, then a detailed account of Sinigaglia's ascent via the west face in 1895. Notes in the margins on books about mountaineering, continued onto a part sheet of the same paper.

Poem, 'Light on the Mountains'; first line 'Dreary and chill the snowfield stretches wide...' (1 sheet)

Poem, 'The Snowstorm'; first line 'Over hill and vale a frigid trail...' (1 sheet)

Sheet with drafts of several pieces of poetry, including part of a parody of Poe's The Raven, ending 'Say - Oh Raven - Evermore?'. Passage from Parson Kelly by A. E. W. Mason and Andrew Lang, about walking at night, on other side.

Poem, 'Discontent'; first line 'The break of the day that is over...' On other side of sheet, part draft of poem; game of 'Hangman', with text to guess a line from Keats' 'The Eve of St Agnes'; some shorthand.

Huia Onslow first made an ascent of the Croda da Lago in 1907; he climbed it again via a different route in 1909. He had another climbing tour in 1910, and travelled again to the Dolomites in August 1911, when he had his life-changing accident.