New York, 1908, 2nd USA edition, 4th impression. 361 pp, 11 color plates, 22 ills, photos. Tall 8vo. One of the most influential books in the literature. Mummery was one of the first skilled rock climbers, and was lost on Nanga Parbat in 1895. This is one of the great classics of mountaineering literature. Cover is quite clean (the white linen soiled easily), leather title patches still bright and intact, almost no foxing, minor edge wear, Very Good.
'My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus' is Alfred Mummery's rousing and humorous account of his European climbing career. Dispensing with the use of guides, he laid the future for climbing as we know it today. 'My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus' is Mummery's rousing and humorous account of his European climbing career. His book gives a flavour of the heroic era of mountaineering's beginnings - he was decades ahead of his time in realising that the essence of mountaineering lies not in ascending ascending a peak, but in struggling with and overcoming difficulties.
'My Climbs.' is both a joyful, life-affirming tale of adventure and also a manifesto outlining Mummery's radical approach to climbing mountains. It's a fine legacy from a visionary mountaineer and should be on every Alpinist's or climber's bookshelf. Preface Introduction Nanga Parbat 1895 1 The Matterhorn - Zmutt Ridge 2 The Matterhorn - Furggen Ridge 3 The Col Du Lion 4 Der Teufelsgrat 5 The Aiguille Des Charmoz 6 The Grepon 7 The Dent Du Requin 8 Aiguille Du Plan 9 The Aiguille Verte - by the Charpoua Glacier 10 The Aiguille Verte - by the Moine Ridge 11 A Little Pass - Col Des Courtes 12 Dych Tau 13 Some Caucasian Passes 14 The Pleasures and Penalties of Mountaineering.
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