| CHAP. | | PAGE | | PREFACE | ix | | I. | SOME TALES OF ALPINE GUIDES | 1 | | II. | TWO DAYS ON AN ICE-SLOPE | 23 | | III. | SOME AVALANCHE ADVENTURES | 51 | | IV. | A MONTH BENEATH AN AVALANCHE | 65 | | V. | A MONTH BENEATH AN AVALANCHE (continued) | 81 | | VI. | AN EXCITING CAUCASIAN ASCENT | 99 | | VII. | A MELANCHOLY QUEST | 116 | | VIII. | SOME NARROW ESCAPES AND FATAL ACCIDENTS | 124 | | IX. | A NIGHT ADVENTURE ON THE DENT BLANCHE | 152 | | X. | ALONE ON THE DENT BLANCHE | 167 | | XI. | A STIRRING DAY ON THE ROSETTA | 182 | | XII. | THE ZINAL ROTHHORN TWICE IN ONE DAY | 195 | | XIII. | BENIGHTED ON A SNOW PEAK | 208 | | XIV. | THE STORY OF A BIG JUMP | 222 | | XV. | A PERILOUS FIRST ASCENT | 235 | | XVI. | THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ALPS | 257 | | XVII. | LANDSLIPS IN THE MOUNTAINS | 275 | | XVIII. | SOME TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES | 291 | | XIX. | FALLING STONES AND FALLING BODIES | 310 | | GLOSSARY | 327 | | INDEX: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, | |
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