Hours of exercise in the Alps. [Followed by] Notes and comments on ice and glaciers [&c.].1871 |
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... climbers ; to an ordinary eye it would appear simply terrific . We reached the base of the barrier at nine A.M .; we had sur- mounted it at four ; seven hours consequently had been spent upon that tremendous wall . Our view was limited ...
... climbers ; to an ordinary eye it would appear simply terrific . We reached the base of the barrier at nine A.M .; we had sur- mounted it at four ; seven hours consequently had been spent upon that tremendous wall . Our view was limited ...
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... climber , the most formidable of Alpine dangers - a fire of falling stones . The mountain too has a sort of prestige of invincibility which is not without its influence on the mind , and almost leads one to expect to encounter some new ...
... climber , the most formidable of Alpine dangers - a fire of falling stones . The mountain too has a sort of prestige of invincibility which is not without its influence on the mind , and almost leads one to expect to encounter some new ...
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... climber cannot be secure of his footing ; a place is not dangerous where a good climber is in no danger of 6 slipping , although to slip may be fatal . We 48 [ 1860 HOURS OF EXERCISE IN THE ALPS .
... climber cannot be secure of his footing ; a place is not dangerous where a good climber is in no danger of 6 slipping , although to slip may be fatal . We 48 [ 1860 HOURS OF EXERCISE IN THE ALPS .
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... climbers , but all efforts had been hitherto unavailing . Previous to quitting Randa to assail this formid- able peak I had two pairs of rugs sewed together so as to form two sacks . These and other coverlets , Now a substantial hotel ...
... climbers , but all efforts had been hitherto unavailing . Previous to quitting Randa to assail this formid- able peak I had two pairs of rugs sewed together so as to form two sacks . These and other coverlets , Now a substantial hotel ...
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... climbers had urged Bennen to take them with him . This he did not deem necessary , and now here were two of them determined to try the thing on their own account , and perhaps to dispute with us the honour of the enterprise . On this ...
... climbers had urged Bennen to take them with him . This he did not deem necessary , and now here were two of them determined to try the thing on their own account , and perhaps to dispute with us the honour of the enterprise . On this ...
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