In the 1860s and 1870s Douglas Freshfield and his companions explored the less-visited southern side of the Alps, from Val Maggia and Val Masino to the Adamello, the Brenta and the Dolomites. He records new peaks and passes, the cutting of ice staircases, local hunters and customs officers, and the villages and churches of the valleys between climbs.
A classic of the golden age of mountaineering by a future president of the Alpine Club and the Royal Geographical Society. Download the free EPUB.