The Day the Rope Broke: The Story of a Great Victorian Tragedy and the End of the Golden Age of Alpine Climbing by Ronald William Clark

The Day the Rope Broke: The Story of a Great Victorian Tragedy and the End of the Golden Age of Alpine Climbing

Ronald William Clark

216 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

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The first ascent of the Matterhorn in July 1865 is one of the key events in the history of mountaineering. This is the story of the events leading up to this remarkable ascent and its terrible aftermath.

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