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ANZASCA, MASTALONE, CAMASCO, SESIA, LYS CHALLANT AOSTA, AND COGNE..
IN A SERIES OF EXCURSIONS IN THE YEARS 1850-56-58.
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, AND ROBERTS.
1859.
203. l. 312.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREFT, AND CHARING CROSS.
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
The principal characteristics of Monte Rosa: 1. Its height; 2. The number
of its peaks; 3. Its geological formation; 4. Its inhabitants of German
and Italian origin; 5. The difference of vegetation on the Swiss and Italian
sides Advice on a Lady's dress and equipments for the Alps - Side-
saddle Books - Italian guides - Passes Modes of approaching Monte
Rosa-The contrast exhibited in the scenery of the Northern and Southern
sides Mr. Ruskin's "Bird's-eye view
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CHAPTER II.
THE FIRST VISIT TO ZERMATT.
Kandersteg-The Pass of the Gemmi - Can Monte Rosa be seen from this
Pass? A stumble on a precipice — Leukerbad -The Valley of the
Rhone Visp - Bad weather and Job's comforters Start for Zermatt
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The Valley of St. Nicholas. - Another stumble-A damp journey -
Lauber's Inn at Zermatt Mont Cervin, or the Matterhorn The Riffel-
berg-Monte Rosa - The Görner Glacier - Mont Cervin under an evening
effect - The Schwartz See-Difficulty of estimating real size of moun-
tains Bridge over Zmutt torrent Return to Zermatt
CHAPTER III.
THE PASS OF THE GREAT ST. BERNARD AND THE VAL D'AOSTA.
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Return to Visp - The Valley of the Rhone- The poet, Robert Montgomery,
as travelling companion - Martigny - Ill-treatment of travellers there
A bad muleteer Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - Anecdotes of Mont-
gomery — Trick played by the muleteer Arrival at the Hospice-
Supper - The poet ejects the muleteer Descent into the Val d'Aosta
Courmayeur and Mont Blanc - The Brenva Glacier The Col du Géant
and De Saussure Glacier theories
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CHAPTER IV.
THE VAL FORMAZZA, THE GRIES PASS, AND THE EGGISCH-HORN
(FIRST VISIT).
Weather-bound at Airolo - Thomas and his horse "Fritz"- The Val di
Bedretto The Chapel of St. Giacomo - The Falls of the Tosa An-
der-Matten in Val Formazza - The Gries Pass-A fall on the glacier-
Eagles and Lämmer-geyer
The Eginenthal Chamois visible- A wo-
man killed — Münster - The Æggisch-horn — Hôtel de la Jungfrau -
Early rising rewarded - View from the summit of the Eggisch-horn —
Mists and echoes Return to the Hotel The travellers' fever-
start for Brieg
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Sudden
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CHAPTER V.
TO ZERMATT (SECond visit), and FROM ZERMATT TO MATTMARKSEE
BY THE VALLEYS OF ST. NICHOLAS AND SAAS.
From Visp to Zermatt - Italian guides Improved accommodation at
Zermatt A quiet day on the Riffelberg-The lost horseshoe replaced -
The lost brooch found - Return to Zermatt- Inconveniently tame sheep
Second Visit to the Schwartz See-The Zmutt Glacier Journey to
St. Nicholas Suggestions for the better exploration of the country round
Zermatt - Return to Stalden Ascent of the Valley of Saas - Herr
Imseng, the Cure of Saas-The Allelein Glacier - Mattmarksee in the
dusk of evening - The Inn there
An early start
A raw morning The Rosswang Glacier-The parting
with "Fritz" "Fritz" and the silver knife- A Chamois on the
A staircase up the mountain - The little cow a good climber-
The summit of the Pass-Snow, mist, and disappointment - A glissade