The Alpine years that ended on the Matterhorn - the first ascents, the guides, the failures and the accident. Whymper illustrated it with his own engravings and it is the book that made mountaineering a thing English readers wanted to do. Its 78 original illustrations have been carefully restored and coloured for this edition.
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69 : Climbing Seasons, 1860-69
Skriven av Edward Whymper
