LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Reading edition
The Drawings were made on the Wood by H. J. Boot, Gustave Doré, C. Johnson, J. Mahoney, J. W. North, P. Skelton, W. G. Smith, C. J. Staniland, and J. Wolf; and were Engraved by J. W. and Edward Whymper.
FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
1. “They saw masses of rocks, boulders and stones, big and little, dart round the corner” Frontispiece.
2. Outlines of the Matterhorn from the North-East and from the Summit of the Théodule Pass (to show Ridges, and Points attained on the different attempts to Ascend the Mountain) To face page 44
3. The Matterhorn, from near the Summit of the Théodule Pass „ 46
4. “The Chimney” „ 76
5. “In attempting to pass the corner I slipped and fell” „ 78
6. A Cannonade on the Matterhorn (1862) „ 84
7. “They scattered in a panic when saluted by the cries Of my excited comrade” „ 107
8. The Crags of the Matterhorn, during the Storm, Midnight, August 10, 1863 „ 120
9. The Club-Room of Zermatt in 1864 „ 202
10. The Matterhorn from the Riffelberg „ 227
11. Sections of the Matterhorn „ 230
12. Fog-bow, seen from the Matterhorn on July 14, 1865 „ 288
13. The Hut on the Eastern Face (Zermatt side) of the Matterhorn „ 309
14. Geological Section of the Matterhorn „ 324
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IN THE TEXT.
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1. Point of Alpenstock vii
2. Birmingham Pick-axe with moveable head viii
3. Russian Furnace viii
4. Cooking Tins ix
5. Snow Spectacles x
6. Arctic Cap xi
7. The Complete Disguise xi
8. Beachy Head 1
9. The Devil of Notre Dame 2
10. The Church in Difficulties 5
11. At the St. Bernard 6
12. The Village of Biona 7
13. Crossing Mont Cenis 9
14. “Garibaldi!” 10
15. A Bit of the Village of Zermatt 12
16. Briançon 13
17. Mont Pelvoux from above La Bessée 19
18. The Grand Pelvoux de Val Louise 21
19. Buttresses of Mont Pelvoux 26
20. Portrait of the late R. J. S. Macdonald 29
21. Outline to show Route up Mont Pelvoux 31
22. The Blanket Bag 38
23. Natural Pillar near Molines 40
24. Portrait of the late J. J. Bennen 48
25. Portrait of Jean-Antoine Carrel 51
26. The Col du Lion: looking towards the Tête du Lion 53
27. Diagram to show manner of fastening Tent-poles 62
28. The Author’s Mountain Tent 62
29. Climbing Claw 72
30. Rope and Ring 73
31. At Breil (Giomein) 79
32. The Matterhorn from Breil 85
33. “But what is this?” 88
34. An Arch of the Aqueduct in the Val Tournanche 92
35. Water-worn Rocks in the Gorge below the Gorner Glacier 96
36. Striations produced by Glacier-action 97
37. Chamois in Difficulties 102
38. “Carrel lowered me down” 108
39. Portrait of the late Canon Carrel of Aosta 109
40. Portrait of Monsieur Favre 121
41. Crossing the Channel 123
42. Portrait of the late Michel-Auguste Croz 125
43. Plan to show Route 128
44. The Aiguilles d’Arve, from above the Chalets of Rieu Blanc 130
45. Portrait of Melchior Anderegg 138
46. Map of the Brèche de la Meije, etc. 140
47. Diagram to show Angle of Summit of Meije, etc. 142
48. The Vallon des Etançons 143
49. Map of the Central Dauphiné Alps 146
50. The Pointe des Ecrins from the Col du Galibier 155
51. Outline to show Route up Pointe des Ecrins 156
52. Fragment from the Summit of the Pointe des Ecrins 159
53. A Night with Croz 164
54. A Snow Couloir 169
55. Portraits of Mr. Reilly on a wet Day 184
56. Our Camp on Mont Suc 185
57. Ice-Avalanche on the Moming Pass 198
58. Summit of the Moming Pass 200
59. Facsimile of a Letter From Croz 208
60. Part of the Southern Ridge of the Grand Cornier 210
61. Part of the Northern Ridge of the Grand Cornier 211
62. Portrait of Leslie Stephen 215
63. The Bergschrund on the Dent Blanche 217
64. Portrait of T. S. Kennedy 222
65. Diagrams to Show Dip of Strata on the Matterhorn 229
66. My Tent-bearer—The Hunchback 234
67. The Grandes Jorasses and the Doire Torrent 237
68. The Summit of the Col Dolent 241
69. My Ice-axe 243
70. Kennedy Ice-axe 244
71. Leslie Stephen Ice-axe 244
72. Crampon 245
73. Portrait of Christian Almer 248
74. On the Mer de Glace 249
75. Western Side of the Col de Talèfre 255
76. Glissading 257
77. The Wrong Way to use a Rope on Glacier 263
78. The Right Way to use a Rope on Glacier 264
79. “Croz! Croz!! Come Here!” 279
80. The Summit of the Matterhorn in 1865 281
81. The Actual Summit of the Matterhorn 284
82. Rope broken on the Matterhorn 287
83. Diagram of Fog-bow 289
84. Portrait of Monsieur Alex. Seiler 290
85. The Manilla Rope broken on the Matterhorn 292
86. The “Second” Rope broken on the Matterhorn 293
87. The English Church at Zermatt 294
88. The End 298
89. The Chapel at the Schwarzsee 310
90. The Summit of the Matterhorn in 1874 (Northern End) 311
91. “The things which tumble about the ears of unwary travellers” 325
MAPS.
To be placed at the end of the Volume.
1. The Matterhorn and its Glaciers (in colours).
2. The Valley of Zermatt; and the Central Pennine Alps.
The body of the work has been printed by Messrs. William Clowes and Sons; and the separate Plates have been printed by the Author.
THE ASCENT OF THE MATTERHORN
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BEACHY HEAD.