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IN the old days books on the Alps used to be written by men who had perhaps not scaled a very large number of high peaks, but who had fallen under the spell of the great hills (being true mountain lovers and not peak hunters), and who tried as far as they could to express it in words. But of late years Alpine books (with a few rare and brilliant exceptions, which will occur to everyone) have come from the pens of those who know the outward aspect of the Alps far better than their predecessors, but who seem deaf and blind to all else concerning them. Perhaps this is because familiarity breeds contempt; perhaps (and we are inclined to think that this is the true reason) the number of mountain lovers is much smaller in proportion to that of mountain climbers than was formerly the case. It is therefore with very great pleasure that we welcome Mr. Dent's book. Mr. Dent has hitherto been known to the world as a daring and successful mountain climber; by this book he has won for himself an honourable place in the far narrower circle of mountain lovers. 'Above the Snow Line" is perhaps the most successful, certainly one of the most successful, attempts to render into words the true delights of climbing that we have met with in the course of a tolerably wide course of reading in Alpine literature. Mr. Dent often succeeds in putting into words what many before him have tried in vain to express; now and then he contrives to call up and revive a fleeting and shadowy fancy which we had fruitlessly sought to fix and retain. It is very probable, however, that many will turn to this book in hopes of finding in it accounts of stirring adventures by rock and snow rather than an analysis of the fascination of Alpine climbing. And we can promise Mr. Dent's readers that they will not be disappointed, for the book contains some very vivid sketches of ascents and mishaps, though happily none of these last are of a very serious kind. We climb with Mr. Dent up the Balfrinhorn, the Südlenzspitz, the Portienhorn in the Saas valley. It is with a certain feeling of wonderment that we read of the first ascent of the Moming Rothhorn from Zermatt in 1872, a route so often trodden since that one is inclined to think that it must have been known from the beginning of things. The ascent of the Ruinette is, on the other hand, far more novel, but why will Mr. Dent persist in speaking of it as a 'little peak' in 'the Alpine midlands, ' when it attains the very respectable height of 12,728 feet? The successful crossing of the Bietschhorn and the unsuccessful crossing of the Aiguille du Midi (though here Mr. Dent's failure was practically a victory) give occasion for two very vigorous bits of description, the descent to Ried in rain and darkness, and the storm on the Chamonix face of the Midi.... --The Alpine Journal, Volume 1
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THESE SKETCHES OF MOUNTAINEERING I DEDICATE TO T. I. D. IN THE HOPE THAT A BOOK WITHOUT A HEROINE MAY, AT LEAST, ACQUIRE SOME FEMININE INTEREST-Clinton Thomas Dent
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. ASCENT OF THE AIGUILLE DU DRU 'Decies repetita placebit' Disadvantages of narratives of personal adventure--Expeditions on the Aiguille du Dru in 1874--The ridge between the Aiguilles du Dru and Verte--' Defendu de passer par la '--Distance lends enchantment--Other climbers attack the peak--View of the mountain from the Col de Balme--We try the northern side, and fail more signally than usual--Showing that mountain fever is of the recurrent type--We take seats below, but have no opportunity of going up higher--The campaign opens--We go under canvas --A spasmodic start, and another failure--A change of tactics and a new leader--Our sixteenth attempt--Sports and pastimes at Chamouni--The art of cray-fishing--The apparel oft proclaims the man--A canine acquaintance--A new ally--The turning point of the expedition--A rehearsal for the final performance -- A difficult descent--A blank in the narrative--A carriage misadventure--A penultimate failure--We start with two guides and finish with one--The rocks of the Dru--Maurer joins the party--Our nineteenth attempt--A narrow escape in the gully --The ar te at last--The final scramble--Our foe is vanquished and decorated--The return journey--Benighted--A moonlight descent--We are graciously received--On 'fair' mountaineering --The prestige of new peaks--Chamouni becomes festive--' Heut' Abend grosses Feuerwerkfest'--Chamouni dances and shows hospitality--The scene closes in. It is to some extent an unfortunate circumstance that in a personal narrative of adventure the result is practically known from the very beginning. The only uncertainty that can exist is the actual pattern on which the links of the chain are united together, for the climax is from the outset a foregone...