Killing Dragons: The Conquest Of The Alps

Name: Killing Dragons: The Conquest Of The Alps
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Fergus Fleming
ISBN: 9781862074538

Fergus Fleming

22/08/2001
Granta Books

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de Killing Dragons: The Conquest Of The Alps par Fergus Fleming

Résumé

Full of eccentric characters, Killing Dragons is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late eighteenth century. Originally the explorers of this area were poorly equipped, wearing ordinary shoes and no protective clothing. The British arrived intent on reaching every Alpine summit, and 'mountaineering' was born. The title refers to the mythical creatures said to inhabit these peaks: 'Here be dragons,' said the old maps ...