Scrambles amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69 (1871)
Whymper, Edward · John Murray (London) · leaf 316
CHAP, XTIL THE GREAT RIDGES SUFFER MOST. ' 269 tottered and fell before our eyes, and, starting others in their down- ward course, grew into a perfect avalanche, which descended with a solemn roar on to the glaciers beneath. Tt is natural that the great ridges should present the wildest forms—not… … positions; They are exposed to the fiercest heat of the sun, and are seldom in shadow as long as it is above the horizon. They are entirely unprotected, and are attacked by the strongest blasts and by the most intense cold. The most durable rocks are not proof against such assaults. These grand,…
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