Hours of Exercise in the AlpsD. Appleton, 1875 - 473 pagini |
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Pagina 22
... in a moment the whole of them were rush- ing downwards . What efforts were made to check this fearful rush , at what point of the descent the two guides relinquished the rope , which of them gave 22 [ 1860 HOURS OF EXERCISE IN THE ALPS .
... in a moment the whole of them were rush- ing downwards . What efforts were made to check this fearful rush , at what point of the descent the two guides relinquished the rope , which of them gave 22 [ 1860 HOURS OF EXERCISE IN THE ALPS .
Pagina 23
John Tyndall. two guides relinquished the rope , which of them gave way first , the public do not know , though this ought to be known . All that is known to the public is that the two men who led and followed the party let go the rope ...
John Tyndall. two guides relinquished the rope , which of them gave way first , the public do not know , though this ought to be known . All that is known to the public is that the two men who led and followed the party let go the rope ...
Pagina 24
... rope was held in the hand of the guide who led the party ; the other end was similarly held by the hindmost guide , while Tairraz grasped the rope near its middle . Against this mode of attachment I would enter an emphatic protest . It ...
... rope was held in the hand of the guide who led the party ; the other end was similarly held by the hindmost guide , while Tairraz grasped the rope near its middle . Against this mode of attachment I would enter an emphatic protest . It ...
Pagina 25
... rope is fastened round the guide's waist , both his arms are free , to drive , in case of necessity , his spiked staff into the snow . But in the case be- fore us , one arm of each guide was virtually power- less ; on it was thrown the ...
... rope is fastened round the guide's waist , both his arms are free , to drive , in case of necessity , his spiked staff into the snow . But in the case be- fore us , one arm of each guide was virtually power- less ; on it was thrown the ...
Pagina 26
... rope or laid hold of by one of his companions , we can never know . Let us believe that he clung to them loyally , and went with them to death sooner than desert the post of duty . III . THE MATTERHORN - FIRST ASSAULT . By F. 26 [ 1860 ...
... rope or laid hold of by one of his companions , we can never know . Let us believe that he clung to them loyally , and went with them to death sooner than desert the post of duty . III . THE MATTERHORN - FIRST ASSAULT . By F. 26 [ 1860 ...
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Æggischhorn afterwards Aletsch glacier Aletschhorn Alps appearance arête ascent atmosphere avalanche barrier base beautiful Bel Alp Bennen blue bottom Breuil Carrel chasm cliff climbed climber clouds Col du Géant colour companion couloir crags crevasses crossed dark deep descended erosion fall feet Finsteraarhorn fissures foot formed freezing frozen Glace Glacier du Géant gorge green Grindelwald halted heat heaven heights Helmholtz Jungfrau lake Lauener ledge length light liquid looked mass Matterhorn melted Mer de Glace Monte Rosa moraine morning Morteratsch Morteratsch glacier motion mould mountain névé night observed passed peak pieces of ice Pontresina portion precipice pressure rays reached regelation rendered Rhone ridge river rocks rope round seemed séracs shadow side slope snow snow-field soon steep stones summit surface temperature theory thought turned Tyndall Val Tournanche valley vapour vertical weather Weisshorn wind Zermatt
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