Hours of exercise in the Alps. [Followed by] Notes and comments on ice and glaciers [&c.].1871 |
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... feet high , and mainly a mass of bone ; his legs are out of proportion , longer than his trunk ; and he wears a short - tail coat , which augments the apparent dis- crepancy . Those massive levers were now plied with extraordinary ...
... feet high , and mainly a mass of bone ; his legs are out of proportion , longer than his trunk ; and he wears a short - tail coat , which augments the apparent dis- crepancy . Those massive levers were now plied with extraordinary ...
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... feet above it the rock bulged out , so that a stone dropped from its pro- tuberance would fall beyond the ridge . I had to work along the snow cautiously , squatting down so as to prevent the rock from pushing me too far out . Had I a ...
... feet above it the rock bulged out , so that a stone dropped from its pro- tuberance would fall beyond the ridge . I had to work along the snow cautiously , squatting down so as to prevent the rock from pushing me too far out . Had I a ...
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... feet , the other men were carried away in succes- sion , and in a moment the whole of them were rush- ing downwards . What efforts were made to check this fearful rush , at what point of the descent the two guides relinquished the rope ...
... feet , the other men were carried away in succes- sion , and in a moment the whole of them were rush- ing downwards . What efforts were made to check this fearful rush , at what point of the descent the two guides relinquished the rope ...
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... feet upon such loose snow , its granules are made to unite so as to afford a secure footing ; but when a man's body , presenting a large surface , is thrown prostrate upon a slope covered with such snow , the granules act like friction ...
... feet upon such loose snow , its granules are made to unite so as to afford a secure footing ; but when a man's body , presenting a large surface , is thrown prostrate upon a slope covered with such snow , the granules act like friction ...
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... feet slip from the steps , turn in a moment on your face , and dig in hard with alpenstock in both hands under your body ; by this means you will stop yourself if it is possible . Once on your back , it is all over , unless others can ...
... feet slip from the steps , turn in a moment on your face , and dig in hard with alpenstock in both hands under your body ; by this means you will stop yourself if it is possible . Once on your back , it is all over , unless others can ...
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