A pioneering woman mountaineer explains her sport to those who have never climbed. She describes what mountaineering is, how glaciers and avalanches behave and what the guides of the Alps do, then tells true stories of climbs, accidents and rescues, including the bravery of a guide named Schnitzler in a terrible disaster.
Vivid Alpine storytelling from one of the great early women climbers, for armchair adventurers. Download the free EPUB.