An illustrated history of Alpine Climbing’s greatest era.<\/p>\n
From the Wetterhorn in 1854 to the Matterhorn in 1865 – from triumph to
\ntragedy – the Alps were conquered in a decade. It was what Reverend W.A.B.
\nCoolidge called the ‚golden age of alpinism‘, the era of the first great
\nguides (Christian Almer, Melchoir Anderegg, Michel Croz) and gentlemen
\nclimbers (Leslie Stephen, John Tyndall, Edward Whymper).<\/p>\n
Almost all European Alpine clubs were founded during this period, crowned by
\nthe successful ascents of the Aiguille Verte, the Matterhorn, and the Brenva
\nface of Mont Blanc. Summits were no longer scaled in the name of science, but
\nfor the beauty and difficulty of ascents that embodied the pleasure of the
\n’noble sport‘ of mountaineering, as invented during this golden decade.<\/p>\n
1865: the Golden Age of Mountaineering, by Gilles Modica, documents this great
\ntime in the history of alpinism. Illustrated with 350 photographs and
\nillustrations and lavishly produced, it is co-published in English and French
\nby Vertebrate Publishing and Editions Paulsen.<\/p>\n
Gilles Modica is an independent journalist who specialises in the history of
\nmountaineering and exploration. He has written six books on the subject as
\nwell as numerous articles for Montagne magazine and Trek magazine. He was a
\ntop-level climber for fifteen years (1975-1990), notably completing six routes
\non the north face of the Grandes Jorasses (including the second ascent of the
\nMacIntyre-Colton line in 1980), making solo climbs in the Alps and Peru,
\nscaling the big walls of Yosemite, and racking up several first ascents
\n(including the Ginat route on the Droites, and the Modica-Noury gully on Mont
\nBlanc du Tacul). He is a member of France’s elite Groupe de Haute Montagne
\n(G.H.M.).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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