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"Here be dragons" said the old maps. In the late-18th century, a few brave men started to venture up the mountains of Switzerland to discover the secrets hidden in their snowy peaks. Then the British arrived and "mountaineering" was born. This is a history of the conquest of the Alps.
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 2002Atlantic Monthly Press · 416 pages · 9780802138675
- Hardcover · English · 2001Atlantic Monthly Press · 416 pages · 9780871137784
- Paperback · English · 2001Granta Books · 400 pages · 9781862074538
- Other · English · 2000Granta Books · 398 pages · 9781862073791
Description and travelMountaineeringMountaineersBiographyHistorySwitzerland, historyAlps, description and travelNew York Times reviewed