{"product_id":"adventures-of-an-alpine-guide-by-christian-klucker-1932","title":"Adventures of an Alpine Guide by Christian Klucker (1932)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the third German edition by Erwin and Pleasaunce von Gainsberg. Edited and with additional chapters by H.E.G. Tynsdale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKlucker was a Swiss alpine guide, active in the late 1800s and early 1900s. During this time period, written accounts of mountaineering were mostly from the point of view of the noble clients. This volume shows the point of view of the guide, which discretion and professional ethics generally kept to the margins of the conversation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKlucker died unexpectedly before he could finish this book, so although it is mostly his words, editors and translators do intervene from time to time, drawing from Klucker's letters and those of his companions, clients, and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardcover, 329 pages w\/ appendices and index. B\u0026amp;w photographs throughout. No dust jacket. Sun-fading to spine, and splitting in multiple places at top of spine. Some foxing, mostly contained to page edges. Spine and front cover of dustjacket are pasted inside rear board.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46262674325640,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/6A5DE378-FBE9-4BA6-BA05-43593BF6D0F2.jpg?v=1785549159","url":"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/adventures-of-an-alpine-guide-by-christian-klucker-1932","provider":"Dirtbag Dan Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}