In Search of Peaks, Passes & Glaciers

Autori

• Frank Nugent

Parametri

• 310 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Alpinismo

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Reveals a significant Irish contribution beginning with the Golden Age of Alpine Mountaineering when the first ascents of mountains like the Eiger and Weisshorn and the first traverse of the Matterhorn from Italy were by Irish climbers. The varied backgrounds of Irish Alpine pioneers provide absorbing insights into nineteenth-century Irish society.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2013

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