Hours of exercise in the Alps. [Followed by] Notes and comments on ice and glaciers [&c.].1871 |
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... minutes further wading through the deep snow placed us fairly on the summit of the col . Looked at from the top the pass will seem very formidable to the best of climbers ; to an ordinary eye it would appear simply terrific . We reached ...
... minutes further wading through the deep snow placed us fairly on the summit of the col . Looked at from the top the pass will seem very formidable to the best of climbers ; to an ordinary eye it would appear simply terrific . We reached ...
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... minutes we stop , and rope all together , in which state we continued the whole day . The prudence of this some may possibly doubt , as there were certainly places where the chances were greater that if one fell , he would drag down the ...
... minutes we stop , and rope all together , in which state we continued the whole day . The prudence of this some may possibly doubt , as there were certainly places where the chances were greater that if one fell , he would drag down the ...
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... minutes I felt extremely uncomfortable : what if the ascent should suddenly become easier , and they should go on , and reach the top without me ? I thought of summoning Carrel , and pursuing them ; but the worthy man sat quietly , and ...
... minutes I felt extremely uncomfortable : what if the ascent should suddenly become easier , and they should go on , and reach the top without me ? I thought of summoning Carrel , and pursuing them ; but the worthy man sat quietly , and ...
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... minutes in the experimental tube , resting , as they slowly dissolve , upon its bottom like a heap of snow . The particles of other clouds are trailed through the experimental tube as if they were moving through a viscous medium ...
... minutes in the experimental tube , resting , as they slowly dissolve , upon its bottom like a heap of snow . The particles of other clouds are trailed through the experimental tube as if they were moving through a viscous medium ...
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... minutes to chase away my timidity , and as the wind blew more forcibly against me , I clung with greater fixity to the tree . In this wild spot , and alone , I watched the dying fires of the day , until the latest glow had vanished from ...
... minutes to chase away my timidity , and as the wind blew more forcibly against me , I clung with greater fixity to the tree . In this wild spot , and alone , I watched the dying fires of the day , until the latest glow had vanished from ...
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