Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69

About this eBook

Author

Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911

Title

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

Credits

Martin Schub

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Mountaineers -- Biography

Category

Text

eBook-No.

41234

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41234

Release Date

October 29, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Scrambles Amongst the Alps In the years 1860-69 — By Edward Whymper — London J. Murray 1871 — Contents — List of Illustrations — Full Page Illustrations — In the Text
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. THE ASCENT OF MONT PELVOUX.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE MONT CENIS—THE FELL RAILWAY
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. MY FIRST SCRAMBLE ON THE MATTERHORN.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. RENEWED ATTEMPTS TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. THE VAL TOURNANCHE—THE BREUILJOCH—ZERMATT—ASCENT OF THE GRAND TOURNALIN.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. OUR SIXTH ATTEMPT TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. FROM ST. MICHEL TO LA BÉRARDE ON THE MONT CENIS ROAD, BY THE COL DES AIGUILLES, D’ARVE, COL DE MARTIGNARE AND THE BRÈCHE DE LA MEIJE.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. THE ASCENT OF THE POINTE DES ÉCRINS.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. FROM VAL LOUISE TO LA BÉRARDE BY THE COL DE PILATTE.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. PASSAGE OF THE COL DE TRIOLET, AND ASCENTS OF MONT DOLENT, AIGUILLE DE TRÉLATÊTE AND AIGUILLE D’ARGENTIÈRE.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. THE MOMING PASS—ZERMATT.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. THE ASCENT OF THE GRAND CORNIER.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. THE ASCENT OF THE DENT BLANCHE
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. LOST ON THE COL D’HÉRENS—MY SEVENTH ATTEMPT TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. VALLEY OF AOSTA, AND ASCENT OF THE GRANDES JORASSES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. THE COL DOLENT.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. ASCENT OF THE AIGUILLE VERTE.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. THE COL DE TALÈFRE.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX. ASCENT OF THE RUINETTE—THE MATTERHORN.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. THE ASCENT OF THE MATTERHORN.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. DESCENT OF THE MATTERHORN.
25. 25.APPENDIX. — A. SUBSEQUENT ASCENTS OF THE MATTERHORN.
26. 26.B. DENUDATION IN THE VALLEY OF THE DURANCE.

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