{"product_id":"1865-the-golden-age-of-mountaineering-by-giles-modica-2016","title":"1865: The Golden Age of Mountaineering by Giles Modica (2016)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn translation from French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a large, heavy book (4 lbs!) which aims to illustrate the early history and culture of mountaineering in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1865 was the year Edward Whymper and his team of local guides triumphed on the Matterhorn - only to be beset by tragedy on the way down, when their rope snapped, and four of the seven climbers fell to their deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis milestone ascent is considered by many to mark the beginning of modern alpine climbing and mountaineering - climbers making ascents for their intrinsic aesthetic beauty, and not for scientific or exploratory purposes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e391 pages, illustrated throughout with historical documents, pictures, and sketches. Handsome cloth-bound covers with no dust jacket. My copies are new, in shrink wrap.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45033021800584,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/9315F124-F172-407E-98E2-4E8B370512A5.jpg?v=1776361671","url":"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/1865-the-golden-age-of-mountaineering-by-giles-modica-2016","provider":"Dirtbag Dan Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}