Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

Genre(s): Sports & Recreation, Travel & Geography, Memoirs

Narrators: Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)

Number of Chapters: 23

Length: 10 hours and 03 minutes

Language: English

Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper (1840-1911) 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. His book, incidentally, has many of his drawings in it (he was originally an illustrator by profession), and listeners might wish to call up the .pdf file from which it is read, to have the benefit of the illustrations. (Introduction by Nicholas Clifford)

01 - Preface and Chap. I (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

02 - The Ascent of Mont Pelvoux (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

03 - The Mont Cenis Pass and the Fell Railway (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

04 - My First Scramble on the Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

05 - Renewed Attempts to Ascend the Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

06 - The Val Tournanche - The Breuiljoch - Zermatt - Ascent of the Grand Tournalin (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

07 - Our Sixth Attempt to Ascend the Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

08 - From St. Michel on the Mont Cenis Road, by the Col des Aiguilles d'Arve, Col de Martignare, and the Brèche de la Meije, to La Bérarde (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

09 - The Ascent of the Pointe des Écrins (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

10 - From Val Louise to La Bérard by the Col de Pilatte (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

11 - Passage of the Col de Triolet, and Ascents of the Mont Dolent, Aiguille de Trélatête, and Aiguille d'Argentière (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

12 - Moming Pass -- Zermatt (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

13 - The Ascent of the Grand Cornier (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

14 - The Ascent of the Dent Blanche (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

15 - Lost on the Col d'Hérens.-- My Seventh Attempt to Ascend the Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

16 - Valley of Aosta, and Ascent of the Grandes Jorasses (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

17 - The Col Dolent (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

18 - Ascent of the Aiguille Verte (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

19 - The Col de Talèfre (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

20 - Ascent of the Runette -- The Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

21 - The Ascent of the Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

22 - Descent of the Matterhorn (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

23 - Appendix A -- Appendix B (Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019))

The audiobook Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69 falls under the genres of Sports & Recreation, Travel & Geography, Memoirs. It is written by Edward Whymper.

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