Mountaineering (the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes) (1892)
Dent, C. T., Willink, H. G. (Illus.), Duke of Beaufort (Ed.) · Longmans, Green and Co. (London) · leaf 105
iameter is about 12 inches, and the shoes are very light, and would be useful in the deep snow met with in winter climbing. At great heights the snow will commonly be powdery and yielding. Those with experience of the Himalaya and the Andes can bear witness to this. Crampons and snow-shoes would…
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