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Matterhorn
The Quintessential Mountain
Buch von Graeme Wallace (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first climb of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and his party in July1865, this large format pictorial book features over 100 pages of photographs of the world's most recognisable mountain, together with tantalising extracts from Whymper's own book The Ascent of the Matterhorn, and the details of Graeme Wallace's attempt to traverse the summit up via the Lion Ridge in Italy and down the Hornli Ridge in Switzerland, 150 years later in 2015.
Back in 1865, a series of remarkable coincidences brought together several ambitious British mountaineers in a race to first ascend the 4478 metre Matterhorn. Referred to as The Devil's Mountain and believed to be the place where only spirits dwelt, the Matterhorn was considered un-scalable. While the hurriedly formed British team tackled the unknown north-east ridge, a well-funded Italian team, with a two day head start, approached up via the south-west ridge. The race to finally conquer the mighty Matterhorn was truly on.
Success was followed by disaster and despite becoming the most successful mountaineer of his day, stories of triumph, transgression and tragedy would follow Whymper for the rest of his 46 years of life.
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first climb of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and his party in July1865, this large format pictorial book features over 100 pages of photographs of the world's most recognisable mountain, together with tantalising extracts from Whymper's own book The Ascent of the Matterhorn, and the details of Graeme Wallace's attempt to traverse the summit up via the Lion Ridge in Italy and down the Hornli Ridge in Switzerland, 150 years later in 2015.
Back in 1865, a series of remarkable coincidences brought together several ambitious British mountaineers in a race to first ascend the 4478 metre Matterhorn. Referred to as The Devil's Mountain and believed to be the place where only spirits dwelt, the Matterhorn was considered un-scalable. While the hurriedly formed British team tackled the unknown north-east ridge, a well-funded Italian team, with a two day head start, approached up via the south-west ridge. The race to finally conquer the mighty Matterhorn was truly on.
Success was followed by disaster and despite becoming the most successful mountaineer of his day, stories of triumph, transgression and tragedy would follow Whymper for the rest of his 46 years of life.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Produktart: Bildbände
Region: Europa
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 270
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780957084490
ISBN-10: 0957084498
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Wallace, Graeme
Whymper, Edward
Illustrator: Wallace, Graeme
Whymper, Edward
Hersteller: Lomond Books
Maße: 304 x 220 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Graeme Wallace (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2015
Gewicht: 1,51 kg
preigu-id: 121215180
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Produktart: Bildbände
Region: Europa
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 270
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780957084490
ISBN-10: 0957084498
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Wallace, Graeme
Whymper, Edward
Illustrator: Wallace, Graeme
Whymper, Edward
Hersteller: Lomond Books
Maße: 304 x 220 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Graeme Wallace (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2015
Gewicht: 1,51 kg
preigu-id: 121215180
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