MATTERHORN: THE QUINTESSENTIAL MOUNTAIN Graeme Wallace and Edward Whymper 2016 Hardcover DJ Fine Multiple copies available (Wallace, Graeme and Edward Whymper)

	Item #: BK8490-7993p MATTERHORN: THE QUINTESSENTIAL MOUNTAIN Graeme Wallace and Edward Whymper 2016 Hardcover DJ Fine Multiple copies available By Wallace, Graeme and Edward Whymper Price: $39.95 List Price: $79.95 You Save $40.00 (50%) Add to wish list Click Here For Related Selections
Detailed Product Description
UK, 2016, 1st edition. 256 pp, 80 large color photos and maps, also b/w illustrations by Edward Whymper. Large format Hardcover with Dust Jacket, 12 x 8.25 inches. Fine condition. This is a large format, hardcover book packed with stunning photographs of the Matterhorn and many of the other mountains Whymper climbed, together with extracts from Edward Whymper�s book � The Ascent Of The Matterhorn and their own story as we retrace some of his steps. Due to the large size and weight of this book, extra postage will be requested for Media Mail, Priority Mail and International Mail. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first climb of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and his party in July 1865, this large format pictorial book features over 80 photographs of the world's most recognizable mountain, together with tantalizing extracts from Whymper's own book - The Ascent of the Matterhorn, and the details of Graeme Wallace's attempt to traverse the summit via the Liongrat and Hornli ridges 150 years later in 2015. The Matterhorn at 4478m (14,691ft) is one of the best known mountains in the world and easily the most recognizable. Towering over the town of Zermatt, its fame has transformed the region from one of the poorest to one of the most prosperous in Europe. In 1865, Englishman, Edward Whymper hurriedly set out on his 8th attempt to climb the Matterhorn in a long standing race against some of his fellow countrymen and an immediate race against a well funded Italian team. Now, 150 years later, in 2015 Graeme Wallace and Mat Tams plan to traverse the Matterhorn, ascending from the Italian side and descending the Swiss side. For Mat, this will be his third attempt; unable to even start on the previous two occasions due to bad weather. Will it be third time lucky for him and will our meticulous planning prevail? The Matterhorn is the quintessential mountain. Its appearance fits everyone�s impression of how a mountain appears. Ask a child to draw a mountain and it will inevitably be shaped as a steep rectangular pyramid. While the Matterhorn is far from being the highest mountain in the world and is not even the highest mountain in Europe nor in the Alps, its isolated position and four towering rock faces emphasizes its form, making it one of the most alluring mountains for climbers to scale. It is not risk free and sadly, over 500 people have died trying.
Other Items You Might Like
Similar Items Available Items From This Author Items From This Category TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES OF THE EQUATOR Edward Whymper 1987 Color Illustrated ed Hardcover 2 copies available *By: Whymper, Edward and Loren McIntyre (Photos)* Price $39.95 *- Item # OP1729D-8342p* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SCRAMBLES AMONGST THE ALPS IN THE YEARS 1860-69 Edward Whymper 1871 UK 1st edition Near Fine *By: Whymper, Edward* Price $1475.00 *- Item # OP1787C-829* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SCRAMBLES AMONGST THE ALPS IN THE YEARS 1860-69 Edward Whymper 1986 Illustrated ed Hardcover DJ Near Fine-Fine Multiple Copies Available *By: Whymper, Edward and John Cleare (color photos)* Price $40.00 ~ Regular $50.00, You Save $10.00 (20%) *- Item # OP1787J-8492* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart ALPINE JOURNAL 100s OF INDIVIDUAL ISSUES LISTED HERE! PAPERBACK, WRAPPERS or HARDCOVER ISSUES 1863-1986 *By: Alpine Club UK* Price $10.00 *- Item # JR207B* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SCRAMBLES AMONGST THE ALPS IN THE YEARS 1860 - 1869 Edward Whymper 2002 New Softcover 2 Copies Available *By: Whymper, Edward* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $14.00, You Save $4.01 (29%) *- Item # BK1689A-9402* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SHADOW OF THE MATTERHORN: THE LIFE OF EDWARD WHYMPER 2011 1st UK ed Hardcover DJ Fine SIGNED by Ian Smith *By: Smith, Ian* Price $79.95 *- Item # BK2492-856* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES OF THE EQUATOR 2 Volumes Edward Whymper 1891-92 1st UK ed Hardcover Very Good 2 Sets Available *By: Whymper, Edward* Price $299.99 ~ Regular $750.00, You Save $450.01 (60%) *- Item # OP1729A-8292p* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart CLIMBING MAGAZINE LIST OF ISSUES AND DATES: FOR REFERENCE TO TAKE INVENTORY & MAKE A SET *By: Climbing Magazine USA* Price $0.00 *- Item # J152G* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart THE APPRENTICESHIP OF A MOUNTAINEER: EDWARD WHYMPER'S LONDON DIARY 1855-1859 *By: Whymper, Edward, Edited by Ian Smith* Price $125.00 *- Item # BK8360-799* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SUMMIT MAGAZINE USA BACK ISSUES 1960s: This List is of Available Issues between 1960-1969 *By: Summit Magazine* Price $10.00 ~ Regular $20.00, You Save $10.00 (50%) *- Item # JR154J-868* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart Sorry, we were unable find any similar items available by this author. SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION THE JOURNALS Robert Falcon Scott 1983 Paperback Near Fine *By: Scott, Robert Falcon* Price $4.99 ~ Regular $14.95, You Save $9.96 (67%) *- Item # PL182-960* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart ANNAPURNA FIRST CONQUEST OF AN 8000-METER PEAK [26,493 feet] 1st USA Edition Hardcover DJ Near Fine SIGNED by Maurice Herzog Multiple copies available *By: Herzog, Maurice* Price $349.95 ~ Regular $400.00, You Save $50.05 (13%) *- Item # OP106C-8293* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart Trekking in Nepal DVD - Everest Base Camp Trek - Kathmandu city tour - Rough travel guide *By: Â* [ SOLD ] *- Item # V3579* View Details BEYOND THE SNOWLINE [Climbing New Zealand] Aat Vervoorn 1981 1st ed Hardcover DJ Fine *By: Vervoorn, Aat* Price $19.95 ~ Regular $35.00, You Save $15.05 (43%) *- Item # OP654-840* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart UELI STECK: MY LIFE IN CLIMBING Ueli Steck & Karin Steinbach 2018 1st US ed Softcover Fine *By: Steck, Ueli, Karin Steinbach* Price $21.95 *- Item # BK4367-860* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart BERING BRIDGE: THE SOVIET-AMERICAN EXPEDITION FROM SIBERIA TO ALASKA Paul Schurke 1989 1st ed Hardcover DJ Near Fine *By: Schurke, Paul* Price $19.99 ~ Regular $30.00, You Save $10.01 (33%) *- Item # OP180-830* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart THE WHITE SPIDER: THE STORY OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE EIGER Heinrich Harrer 1959 1st UK ed Hardcover DJ Near Fine-Fine [Not Signed] Multiple Copies Available *By: Harrer, Heinrich* Price $165.00 ~ Regular $250.00, You Save $85.00 (34%) *- Item # OP365F-8293* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart FREEDOM CLIMBERS 2011 Rare Hardcover First Edition SIGNED BY Bernadette McDonald WINNER of Three Awards: Grand Prize Banff Mountain Book Festival; Boardman Tasker Award *By: McDonald, Bernadette* Price $149.95 *- Item # BK2526-839* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart TO THE UNTOUCHED MOUNTAIN: THE NEW ZEALAND CONQUEST OF MOLAMENQING TIBET Warwick Anderson 1983 Hardcover DJ *By: Anderson, Warwick* Price $25.00 ~ Regular $75.00, You Save $50.00 (67%) *- Item # OP2682-8292* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart ELUSIVE SUMMITS: FOUR EXPEDITIONS TO THE KARAKORAM 1990 1st ed Hardcover DJ Like New SIGNED by Victor Saunders *By: Saunders, Victor* Price $95.00 ~ Regular $150.00, You Save $55.00 (37%) *- Item # OP629D-843* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart