The Matterhorn (Classic Reprint)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Forgotten Books, 2024
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Librería: Forgotten Books, London, Reino UnidoForgotten Books
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Print on Demand. This book is the story of a mountain — the Matterhorn — and of the people who sought to conquer it. From the time it was merely a name on a map, the Matterhorn captured the imaginations of travelers, scientists and artists. But it was the mountain climbers who were particularly drawn to its slopes, and the author recounts their heroic (and often tragic) attempts to reach the summit. This story of the Matterhorn is a microcosm of mountaineering. Its history reflects the evolution of climbing techniques and equipment, and illustrates both the indomitable courage and the terrible risks of the sport. The author provides detailed descriptions of the mountain's topography and climbing routes, using the Matterhorn as a lens to explore the broader social and cultural history of mountaineering. As a book about the interplay between humanity and nature, this book is a valuable contribution to both the history of mountaineering and of exploration in general, with important insights into the human desire to conquer nature and the often-overlooked risks taken in the pursuit of exploration. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Título
- The Matterhorn (Classic Reprint)
- Autor
- Guido Rey
- Editorial
- Forgotten Books
- Año de publicación
- 2024
- Estado
- New
- Tipo de libro
- print-on-demand item
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 1330734734
- ISBN 13
- 9781330734735
- Catálogos de vendedores
- Sci-Fi
Of conquest, now by one, now by another route, which in turn were abandoned and resumed; it tells of the long succession of the earliest unsuccessful attempts, Of hopes dashed to the ground and rising again, of patient preparations, of mortal anxiety, of the rivalry and the struggles of the different expedi tions, foiled by every kind of natural and fortuitous mishap; it tells the story of the two attempts, at last successful, made almost simultaneously from the Italian side and from the Swiss, in which the pride of a daring Englishman and the patriotic feeling of a great Italian met here and there in conflict, and the former's triumph was tragic, and the revenge of the vanquished was no less glorious than the first conquest.
But all this, sufficient matter indeed for a book, forms but a part Of Rey's work. It is preceded by a most telling picture of the people who live under the great mountain's sway, as they were before their Matterhorn became the fortune and the glory Of the valley, poor and austere, almost shut Off from the world, simple and rude in their habits, believing in wondrous legends of giants and fairies; to whom the mighty pyramid towering over their hills was as a mysterious and terrible monster, to be for ever a mystery; and from among these people there stand out weird figures, now lost to us these fifty years and more, whose very mould had disappeared: innkeepers, shepherds, hunters, solitary and simple Old priests, who in our imaginations are almost confounded with the personages Of the fables told and believed in by their people while they lived. In the relation of the long struggle for the conquest Of the peak, the author shows us, with new details and the happy touch of an artist, all the pioneers, actors, and their helpers, present and afar Off, illustrious and Obscure, in the memorable enterprise among them there pass before us guides, scientists, artists, priests, Tyndall and Whymper, the abbé Gorret and the geologist Giordano, the hunchback of Breuil and Quintino Sella - a group Of figures that are indelibly impressed on our memories in a hundred different ways, in strenuous thought, in violent effort.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Of conquest, now by one, now by another route, which in turn were abandoned and resumed; it tells of the long succession of the earliest unsuccessful attempts, Of hopes dashed to the ground and rising again, of patient preparations, of mortal anxiety, of the rivalry and the struggles of the different expedi tions, foiled by every kind of natural and fortuitous mishap; it tells the story of the two attempts, at last successful, made almost simultaneously from the Italian side and from the Swiss, in which the pride of a daring Englishman and the patriotic feeling of a great Italian met here and there in conflict, and the former's triumph was tragic, and the revenge of the vanquished was no less glorious than the first conquest.
But all this, sufficient matter indeed for a book, forms but a part Of Rey's work. It is preceded by a most telling picture of the people who live under the great mountain's sway, as they were before their Matterhorn became the fortune and the glory Of the valley, poor and austere, almost shut Off from the world, simple and rude in their habits, believing in wondrous legends of giants and fairies; to whom the mighty pyramid towering over their hills was as a mysterious and terrible monster, to be for ever a mystery; and from among these people there stand out weird figures, now lost to us these fifty years and more, whose very mould had disappeared: innkeepers, shepherds, hunters, solitary and simple Old priests, who in our imaginations are almost confounded with the personages Of the fables told and believed in by their people while they lived. In the relation of the long struggle for the conquest Of the peak, the author shows us, with new details and the happy touch of an artist, all the pioneers, actors, and their helpers, present and afar Off, illustrious and Obscure, in the memorable enterprise among them there pass before us guides, scientists, artists, priests, Tyndall and Whymper, the abbé Gorret and the geologist Giordano, the hunchback of Breuil and Quintino Sella - a group Of figures that are indelibly impressed on our memories in a hundred different ways, in strenuous thought, in violent effort.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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