Mountaineering in Switzerland
eBook - ePub

Mountaineering in Switzerland

  1. 44 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mountaineering in Switzerland

About this book

In the middle of the main square of Chamonix stands the memorial erected to the Geneva naturalist Horace-Benedict de Saussure and to his guide. Although de Saussure was not actually the first person to reach the top of Mont Blanc, he and Balmat together gave the initial impetus to mountaineering and awoke a new passion in mankind. The Swiss have made a substantial contribution to the conquest of the Alps. In addition to those of de Saussure, many other valuable explorations have been undertaken. During the classic period of alpine mountaineering, the XIXth century, one peak after another in the cantons of Valais and Berne was scaled with the help of Swiss mountain guides who, again and again, earned hearty praise from the explorers by whom they had been engaged.

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Information

Publisher
Kirk Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781446544242
eBook ISBN
9781447492115

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. 1. The Birth of Mountaineering
  5. 2. Men and Mountains
  6. 3. Why Do We Climb
  7. 4. Mountaineers are Philosophers
  8. 5. Mountaineering Made Easy
  9. 6. The Swiss Alpine Club and its Huts
  10. 7. Mountain Flowers
  11. 8. Swiss Mountain Guides
  12. 9. You and Your Guide
  13. 10. Swiss Air Rescue Patrol
  14. 11. Winter in the Mountains
  15. 12. Spring Skiing
  16. 13. Maps and Guide Books
  17. 14. Hunting Crystals in the Swiss Alps
  18. 15. Mountain Guide Tariffs