Mountaineering in the Alps (1971) examines the two centuries of alpineering where mountaineering as we know it today was first invented and developed. It traces the first beginnings of the sport, as intrepid explorers ventured into the Alps, all the way up to the new developments of the late twentieth century.
1. Introduction Part 1. The Approach 2. Starting Point 3. From Laboratories to Mountains 4. Mont Blanc 5. Elsewhere 6. Growing Intimacy Part 2. ‘Where There’s a Will…’ 7. The Alpine Club 8. New Ways and Means 9. Winter Mountaineering 10. ‘Obey the Law’ Part 3. ‘The Last Alpine Problem’ 11. New Techniques 12. The Matterhorn 13. The Dru 14. The Grandes Jorasses 15. The North Face of the Eiger 16. Piz Badile 17. More ‘Last Problems’ 18. Mountains in Wartime 19. Mountains and Literature 20. Conclusion
Biography
Claire Eliane Engel
