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Loading... How the English Made the Alpsby Jim Ring
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Highly readable, with (given the subject) rather detailed bits of "ordinary" history thrown in. Ring's assertation that the English were only interested in scaling the major peaks, however, is wrong. Their influence on climbing involving all fours mustn't be neglected. See the first ascents of the Aiguilles de Chamonix. no reviews | add a review
Jim Ring tells the story of the English love affair with the Alps, from its beginnings in the early Romantic movement, through the formation of the Alpine Club, to the interwar years and the development of downhill skiing. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)949.47History and Geography Europe Other parts Switzerland History of the AlpsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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