Name: Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps (in English)
Price: 22.87 USD
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Author: Fergus Fleming
ISBN: 9781862074538

portada Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Granta Books

Author

Fergus Fleming

Synopsis "Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps (in English)"

Full of eccentric characters, Killing Dragons is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late eighteenth century. Originally the explorers of this area were poorly equipped, wearing ordinary shoes and no protective clothing. The British arrived intent on reaching every Alpine summit, and 'mountaineering' was born. The title refers to the mythical creatures said to inhabit these peaks: 'Here be dragons,' said the old maps ...