Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps

by Fergus Fleming (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $4.46

  Full of eccentric characters, Killing Dragons is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late 18th 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 legend of dragons inhabiting these peaks: here be dragons , quoted the old maps.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.46

  Here be dragons said the old maps. In the late-18th century, a few brave men started to venture up the mountains of Switzerland to discover the secrets hidden in their snowy peaks. They took with them wine and brandy, wore ordinary shoes and had no protective clothing. Then the British arrived: a gallery of strange, obsessive explorers bent on conquering every Alpine summit. Mountaineering was born. This is a history of the conquest of the Alps.

• New

  Paperback
  2001

  $14.01

  Full of eccentric characters, Killing Dragons is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late 18th 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 legend of dragons inhabiting these peaks: here be dragons , quoted the old maps.