
The Day the Rope Broke
The Tragic Story of the First Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ronald W. Clark(Author)
Mara Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-902512-17-4 (ISBN)
Description
The first ascent of the Matterhorn in July 1865 is one of the key events in the history of mountaineering. It was the climax of five years' struggle by the English mountaineer Edward Whymper in competition with Jean Antonie-Carrel, the Italian mountain guide who had grown up in the mountain's shadow. It also produced perhaps the most famous mountaineering accidents of the 19th century, bringing to an end the 'Golden Age of Alpine climbing'. This is the story of the events leading up to this remarkable ascent and its terrible aftermath. This is a gripping classic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Warrington
United Kingdom
Illustrations
b&w photos & drawings plus 8 page colour photo section
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-902512-17-4 (9781902512174)
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Previous edition
Book
03/2008
2nd Edition
Mara Books
€38.59
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Content
Prologue: Men and the Matterhorn; Part One: The Cast Assembles; Carrel and Bersagliere; The Heir to the Marquess of Queensbury; The Clergyman from the Crimea; Whymper, the Man of the Matterhorn; Part Two: The Play Begins; Parties Converging on a Mountain; Parties Meeting below a Mountain; Part Three: The Tragedy; Ascent; Descent; Part Four: The Aftermath; Search; Enquiry; What the Critics Said; The Abiding Questions; Bibliography.