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The Ascent of the Matterhorn

- INCLUDING THE FORGOTTEN PHOTOGRAPHS
Af: Edward Whymper Engelsk Hardback

The Ascent of the Matterhorn

- INCLUDING THE FORGOTTEN PHOTOGRAPHS
Af: Edward Whymper Engelsk Hardback
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Few thought of travelling to the Alps until John Ruskin extolled their rugged beauty in 1842. More than anyone, it was 25-year-old Edward Whymper who imbued them once again with a sense of alarming mystery after his Alpine memoir and first ascent of the Matterhorn. Inspiring the birth of mountain climbing, his book is still as fresh as when he wrote it as a love letter to the unique Alpine world and the fierceness of nature he discovered. Armed with a pick-axe, he climbed in tweeds and leather shoes, alone or with local hunters and craftsmen who carried the ropes, stores, tents and hacked steps in the ice. Even today, the mountain is treacherous and has recorded over 500 deaths since Whymper reached its peak. As an engraver, Edward Whymper enthusiastically embraced the rapidly advancing art of photography. In 1874, he took a portable camera and plates up the Matterhorn-a first-to turn photographs into engravings for a new edition of his book, and, in 1883, to include as lantern slides with talks (inspiring in teenage Winston Churchill, for one, a lifelong passion for the Alps). In this volume, these photographs are added to Whymper's original engravings and Alpine advice, to accompany his dramatic story-and many appear in print for the first time.
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Few thought of travelling to the Alps until John Ruskin extolled their rugged beauty in 1842. More than anyone, it was 25-year-old Edward Whymper who imbued them once again with a sense of alarming mystery after his Alpine memoir and first ascent of the Matterhorn. Inspiring the birth of mountain climbing, his book is still as fresh as when he wrote it as a love letter to the unique Alpine world and the fierceness of nature he discovered. Armed with a pick-axe, he climbed in tweeds and leather shoes, alone or with local hunters and craftsmen who carried the ropes, stores, tents and hacked steps in the ice. Even today, the mountain is treacherous and has recorded over 500 deaths since Whymper reached its peak. As an engraver, Edward Whymper enthusiastically embraced the rapidly advancing art of photography. In 1874, he took a portable camera and plates up the Matterhorn-a first-to turn photographs into engravings for a new edition of his book, and, in 1883, to include as lantern slides with talks (inspiring in teenage Winston Churchill, for one, a lifelong passion for the Alps). In this volume, these photographs are added to Whymper's original engravings and Alpine advice, to accompany his dramatic story-and many appear in print for the first time.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781783341825
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1783341823
Kategori: Klatring og fjeldvandring
Udg. Dato: 14 jul 2025
Længde: 32mm
Bredde: 165mm
Højde: 240mm
Forlag: Gibson Square Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 14 jul 2025
Forfatter(e): Edward Whymper
Forfatter(e) Edward Whymper

Kategori Klatring og fjeldvandring

ISBN-13 9781783341825

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 32mm

Bredde 165mm

Højde 240mm

Udg. Dato 14 jul 2025

Oplagsdato 14 jul 2025

Forlag Gibson Square Books Ltd

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