PIONEERS of walking and climbing in the Lake District are to be celebrated in a new exhibition.

Opening this Saturday (March 11) at Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry, the show features objects and artefacts loaned by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club.

Exhibition curator Rachel Roberts said: "Walking and climbing are enjoyed by millions across the UK, especially in the Lake District which has some of the most beautiful fells and rock faces in the country.

"But we often forget that these pastimes, and our right to do them, came from daring pioneers and political movements who weren’t afraid to push boundaries and challenge the status quo. This exhibition tells their story from early rock climbers, working class ramblers' clubs and mass trespasses to the millions of modern-day tourists who flock to the area."

The Fell and Rock Climbing Club, formed at Coniston's Sun Inn in 1906, has loaned a case from the top of Pillar Rock, where Victorian climbers would leave their calling card to mark their achievement. It appears alongside dozens of other objects from boots and ropes to guide books and maps.

The exhibition, titled Fun on the Fells, runs until October 28. For more, visit www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk