The Alps in 1864: A Private Journal |
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Aiguille d'Argentière Aiguilles d'Arves Aletsch Aletsch Glacier Aletschhorn Almer Alpine Journal Alps appeared arête ascent avalanche Bérarde bergschrund Bies Glacier Brèche Breithorn Brenva Glacier chalets Chamouni chapter Chardonnet cliffs climbed considerable couloir course crevasses crossed Croz débris Dent Blanche Dent d'Hérens descend difficulty direction distance Dôme easy Ecrins Eiger expedition face feet field of névé finally foot Grand Cornier Grindelwald guides halt head height ice-fall Jakob Joch later left bank less looked lower Meije Melchior mètres Miage Moiry Moming Mönch Mont Blanc Moore Moore's moraine mountain névé night party pass passage path peak Pilatte Plate plateau position precipices Randa reached ridge right bank rocks rope Rothhorn round route scarcely Schallihorn scramble seen séracs side snow-fields soon steps stones straight stream summit Thal torrent track traversed turned upper valley Valloire Vallon visible walk wall weather Weisshorn Wetterhorn Whymper Zermatt Zinal