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A Guide to Zermatt and the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

tonyturton.com Posted on 5 July 2007 by Tony22 August 2015

This is a facsimile edition of Whymper’s "Guide" of 1897, 32 years after his famous but tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn. Guidebooks were a good money-spinner for Whymper, who was well-known for his "Scrambles Amongst the Alps" and "Travels … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Travel | Tagged alps, mountains, Switzerland

Elizabeth Main by Anker, Bauer, Britschgi & Seger

tonyturton.com Posted on 12 December 2003 by Tony14 August 2015

Elizabeth Main was one of the early pioneers of Alpine mountaineering, and especially, it follows, of women’s mountaineering. She was also an accomplished self-taught photographer. This book is based on a collection of her early photographs now housed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged alps, mountains

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