Adventures on the Roof of the World

Adventures on the Roof of the World

Aubrey le Blond, British pioneer of mountaineering (1860 – 1934)


This ebook presents «Adventures on the Roof of the World», from Aubrey le Blond. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- Some Tales Of Alpine Guides

- Two Days On An Ice-slope

- Some Avalanche Adventures

- A Month Beneath An Avalanche

- A Month Beneath An Avalanche-continued

- An Exciting Caucasian Ascent

- A Melancholy Quest

- Some Narrow Escapes And Fatal Accidents

- A Night Adventure On The Dent Blanche

- Alone On The Dent Blanche

- A Stirring Day On The Rosetta

- The Zinal Rothhorn Twice In One Day

- Benighted On A Snow Peak

- The Story Of A Big Jump

- A Perilous First Ascent

- Thunderstorms In The Alps

- Landslips In The Mountains

- Some Terrible Experiences

- Falling Stones And Falling Bodies