Killing dragons : the conquest of the Alps /
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Granta Books,
c2000.
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| Summary: | "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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| Physical Description: | ix, 398 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-366]) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1862073791 |