Mountain ExplorationGeographical Club of Philadelphia, 1893 - 35 páginas |
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Mountain Exploration: Read Before the Geographical Club, December 9, 1892 ... Edwin Swift Balch Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
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Página 4 - O yon are the hills of heaven," he said, " Where you will never win." — " O whatten a mountain is yon," she said, " All so dreary wi' frost and snow ? " " O yon is the mountain of hell," he said,
Página 4 - O what hills are yon, yon pleasant hills, That the sun shines sweetly on?" "O yon are the hills of heaven," he said, "Where you will never win." "O whaten a mountain is yon," she said, "All so dreary wi frost and snow?" "O yon is the mountain of hell," he cried, "Where you and I will go.
Página 28 - The quantity of snow on the ridge was enormous, and the sun had begun to tell on it. We knew too much to attempt to approach the upper edge, and kept at a distance of some twelve feet below it on the Aletsch side; lower down we dared not go, owing to the steepness of the slope and the danger of starting an avalanche. With Melchior in front, it is unnecessary to say that we moved...
Página 28 - It was only by the absence of all strain on the rope that I knew — though at the moment I scarcely realised the fact — that they were, like myself, safe. As the dust cleared off, Melchior, also sitting astride of the ridge, turned towards me, his face white as the snow which covered us. That it was no personal fear which had blanched our leader's sunburnt cheeks his first words, when he could find utterance, showed. ' God be thanked ! ' said he ; 'I never thought to see either of you there.
Página 29 - We had, in fact, escaped destruction by a hand's breadth. As I believe, our right feet had been on the ridge, our left on the cornice; we had thus just sufficient firm standing-ground to enable us to make that instinctive movement to the right which had 521 landed us <3 cheval, for Jakob had fallen in the same position as Melchior and myself.