HOURS OF EXERCISE IN THE ALPS.

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

I. THE LAUWINEN-THOR.

II. DISASTER ON THE COL DU GÉANT.

III. THE MATTERHORN—FIRST ASSAULT.

IV. THERMOMETRIC STATION ON MONT BLANC.

V.

VI. THE URBACHTHAL AND GAULI GLACIER.

VII. THE GRIMSEL AND THE ÆGGISCHHORN.

VIII. THE BEL ALP.

IX. THE WEISSHORN.

X. INSPECTION OF THE MATTERHORN.

XI. OVER THE MORO.

XII. THE OLD WEISSTHOR.

XIII. RESCUE FROM A CREVASSE.

XIV. THE MATTERHORN-SECOND ASSAULT.

XV. FROM STEIN TO THE GRIMSEL.

XVI. THE OBERAARJOCH. ADVENTURE AT THE ÆGGISCHHORN.

XVII. ASCENT OF THE JUNGFRAU.

XVIII. DEATH OF BENNEN ON THE HAUT DE CRY.

XIX. ACCIDENT ON THE PIZ MORTERATSCH.

XX. ALPINE SCULPTURE.

XXI. SEARCH ON THE MATTERHORN: A PROJECT.

XXII. THE TITLIS, FINSTERAARSCHLUCHT, PETERSGRAT, AND ITALIAN LAKES.

XXIII. ASCENT OF THE EIGER AND PASSAGE OF THE TRIFT.

XXIV. THE MATTERHORN—THIRD AND LAST ASSAULT.

XXV. ASCENT OF THE ALETSCHHORN.

XXVI. A DAY AMONG THE SÉRACS OF THE GLACIER DU GÉANT FOURTEEN YEARS AGO.

I. OBSERVATIONS ON THE MER DE GLACE.

II. STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF ICE.

III. STRUCTURE OF GLACIERS.

IV. HELMHOLTZ ON ICE AND GLACIERS.

V. CLOUDS.

VI. KILLARNEY.

VII. SNOWDON IN WINTER.

VIII. VOYAGE TO ALGERIA TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE.

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