Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69, credited to Edward Whymper, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69, by Edward Whymper. Read by Nicholas Clifford Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper (1840-1911) one of the leading figures of the early years of Alpine climbing. He is best known, of course, for his many attempts on the Matterhorn, and for the loss of four members of his climbing party after the successful first ascent of the peak in July, 1865. Although the Matterhorn stands in ways in the center of his book, there are descriptions of many other ascents as well, in the Alps of France and Italy, as well as those of Switzerland. His book, incidentally, has many of his drawings in it (he was originally an illustrator by profession), and listeners might wish to call up the .pdf file from which it is read, to have the benefit of the illustrations. (Introduction by Nicholas Clifford)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69
• Author credits: Edward Whymper
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 10:03:56

Catalogue topics

• LibiVox
• English
• Moutain Climbing
• Matterhorn
• Switzerland
• Europe

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface and Chap. I — 30:21
2. 02 - The Ascent of Mont Pelvoux — 47:18
3. 03 - The Mont Cenis Pass and the Fell Railway — 17:08
4. 04 - My First Scramble on the Matterhorn — 32:11
5. 05 - Renewed Attempts to Ascend the Matterhorn — 58:21
6. 06 - The Val Tournanche - The Breuiljoch - Zermatt - Ascent of the Grand Tournalin — 40:48
7. 07 - Our Sixth Attempt to Ascend the Matterhorn — 20:53
8. 08 - From St. Michel on the Mont Cenis Road, by the Col des Aiguilles d'Arve, Col de Martignare, and the Brèche de la Meije, to La Bérarde — 29:18
9. 09 - The Ascent of the Pointe des Écrins — 27:46
10. 10 - From Val Louise to La Bérard by the Col de Pilatte — 19:43
11. 11 - Passage of the Col de Triolet, and Ascents of the Mont Dolent, Aiguille de Trélatête, and Aiguille d'Argentière — 37:57
12. 12 - Moming Pass -- Zermatt — 21:20
13. 13 - The Ascent of the Grand Cornier — 23:09
14. 14 - The Ascent of the Dent Blanche — 13:33
15. 15 - Lost on the Col d'Hérens.-- My Seventh Attempt to Ascend the Matterhorn — 27:47
16. 16 - Valley of Aosta, and Ascent of the Grandes Jorasses — 31:35
17. 17 - The Col Dolent — 13:49
18. 18 - Ascent of the Aiguille Verte — 16:11
19. 19 - The Col de Talèfre — 6:19
20. 20 - Ascent of the Ruinette -- The Matterhorn — 27:54
21. 21 - The Ascent of the Matterhorn — 22:49
22. 22 - Descent of the Matterhorn — 29:12
23. 23 - Appendix A -- Appendix B — 8:41

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