The Ascent of the Matterhorn
by Edward Whymper
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About this eBook
- Author
- Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DQ: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Switzerland
- Subject
- Matterhorn (Switzerland and Italy)
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 38044
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38044
- Release Date
- November 17, 2011
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — THE ASCENT OF MONT PELVOUX. — CHAPTER III. — MY FIRST SCRAMBLE ON THE MATTERHORN. — CHAPTER IV. — RENEWED ATTEMPTS TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN. — CHAPTER V. — THE VAL TOURNANCHE—DIRECT PASS FROM BREIL TO ZERMATT (BREUILJOCH)—ZERMATT—FIRST ASCENT OF THE GRAND TOURNALIN. — CHAPTER VI. — OUR SIXTH ATTEMPT TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN. 81 — CHAPTER VII. — FROM ST. MICHEL ON THE MONT CENIS ROAD BY THE COL DES AIGUILLES D’ARVE, COL DE MARTIGNARE, AND THE BRÈCHE DE LA MEIJE TO LA BÉRARDE. — CHAPTER VIII — THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE POINTE DES ECRINS. — CHAPTER IX. — FROM VAL LOUISE TO LA BÉRARDE BY THE COL DE PILATTE. 115 — CHAPTER X. — THE FIRST PASSAGE OF THE COL DE TRIOLET, AND FIRST ASCENTS OF MONT DOLENT, AIGUILLE DE TRÉLATÊTE, AND AIGUILLE D’ARGENTIÈRE. — CHAPTER XI. — THE FIRST PASSAGE OF THE MOMING PASS—ZINAL TO ZERMATT. — CHAPTER XII. — THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE GRAND CORNIER. — CHAPTER XIII. — THE ASCENT OF THE DENT BLANCHE. — CHAPTER XIV. — LOST ON THE COL D’HÉRENS.—MY SEVENTH ATTEMPT TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN. — CHAPTER XV. — THE FIRST PASSAGE OF THE COL DOLENT. — CHAPTER XVI. — THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE AIGUILLE VERTE. — CHAPTER XVII. — THE FIRST PASSAGE OF THE COL DE TALÈFRE. — CHAPTER XVIII. — THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE RUINETTE—THE MATTERHORN. — CHAPTER XIX. — THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE MATTERHORN. — CHAPTER XX. — DESCENT OF THE MATTERHORN. 233 — APPENDIX.
- 2.A. The Death of Bennen. 253
- 3.B. Struck by Lightning upon the Matterhorn. 254
- 4.C. Note To Chapter VII.
- 5.D. Subsequent History of the Matterhorn. 258
- 6.E. TABLE OF ATTEMPTS MADE TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN PREVIOUS TO THE FIRST ASCENT.
- 7.F. ASCENTS OF THE MATTERHORN.
- 8.G. Courte Note sur la Géologie du Matterhorn. Par Signor F. Giordano , Ingénieur en Chef des Mines d’Italie, etc. etc.
- 9.H. Professor Tyndall and the Matterhorn.
- 10.THE MATTERHORN AND ITS GLACIERS
- 11.THE VALLEY OF ZERMATT — Footnotes — Transcriber’s Note
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