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Scrambles Amongst the Alps
Edward Whymper
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Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper one of the leading figures of the early years of Alpine climbing. He is best known, of course, for his many attempts on the Matterhorn, and for the loss of four members of his climbing party after the successful first ascent of the peak in July, 1865. Although the Matterhorn stands in ways in the center of his book, there are descriptions of many other ascents as well, in the Alps of France and Italy, as well as those of Switzerland.
Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper one of the leading figures of the early years of Alpine climbing. He is best known, of course, for his many attempts on the Matterhorn, and for the loss of four members of his climbing party after the successful first ascent of the peak in July, 1865. Although the Matterhorn stands in ways in the center of his book, there are descriptions of many other ascents as well, in the Alps of France and Italy, as well as those of Switzerland.
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Community Reviews
Written in a late eighteen hundreds style, but none the less interesting. I was in Zermatt on a skiing trip in the mid eighties and my ski instructor was a mountain climber in the spring and Summer and we got to talking about the Matterhorn. I asked him if he had climbed it... he said " 3 to 4 hundr
I read a French edition that is a selection of texts from this volume (adding up to 175 pages instead of over 400).
The author of this book, Edward Whymper, is a legend of mountaineering; one of the great pioneers from the 19th century. This book relates many of his ascents in the 1860s, and particul
...)Kto idzie w góry, musi podjąć się wysiłku. Ale z wysiłku przychodzi siła (nie tylko energia mięśni – coś więcej),pobudzenie wszystkich zdolności, a z poczucia siły rodzi się przyjemność. […] Nie możemy oszacować naszych radości, tak jak mierzy się wino lub waży ołów – a jednak są one realne (...more
Scrambles Amongst the Alps In the Years 1860-’69 by Edward Whymper (Ten Speed Press 1981) (796.522) (3794).
I love first-person mountaineering accounts. Edward Whymper’s Scrambles Amongst the Alps In the Years 1860-’69 is unique simply because of the dates covered in the author’s account.
This volume
This is a classic among mountaineering books, relating the author's experiences climbing the mountains of the Alps from 1860-1869. The writing style and words used to describe his exploits can't help but make you smile, as in the following description of what happens when he falls while glissading d
What language and what humor. A thoroughly enjoyable read not to be missed out on by all of us who live for the mountains.
I really enjoyed this book and found it very easy to read. It is very interesting to read of many first ascents and notable ascents in a time where the alps where still unconquered in many its highest reaches as well as the dynamic between the tourists and guides/locals. i I really appreciated the d
Didn't finish..
Splendido. Unico. Un libro scritto magnificamente (da uno che di professione non faceva lo scrittore) perché passa tra diversi generi letterari con grande maestria e competenza (dall’avventura al trattato scientifico, dal diario di viaggio meramente descrittivo a una serie di considerazioni personal