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Triumph and Tragedy: The Life of Edward Whymper Book

Triumph and Tragedy: the Life of Edward Whymper is an engrossing account of the extraordinary life of Edward Whymper (1840-1911), the best known but perhaps least understood mountain climber of the 19th century. Acclaimed as the first to scale the Matterhorn, Whymper personifies the spirited amateurism of the Golden Age of Mountaineering (1854-1865). Triumph and Tragedy accompanies a young but supremely confident Whymper on exhilarating ascents and narrow escapes amid beautiful, often dangerous Alpine peaks. The book lays bare the trauma of his companions' deaths on the Matterhorn, and empathizes with him during the intense pressures of the accident's aftermath. Emil Henry's thoroughly researched biography then moves on to Whymper's post-Matterhorn years. Following the publication of his classic Scrambles Amongst the Alps, Whymper travels first to Greenland's unexplored interior and then to the high Andes mountains of South America where he becomes the first westerner to reach a 20,000 foot summit. In later life he is recognized as a noted explorer and the author of two best-selling books illustrated with drawings from a sketch-pad kept always in his shirt pocket. Triumph and Tragedy: the Life of Edward Whymper offers new and refreshing insights into the life of this notable Victorian personality. Spread throughout the book are examples of Whymper's accomplishments as an author, artist, natural scientist, pioneering photographer, lecturer, and raconteur.Read More

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  • 1848765789
  • 9781848765788
  • Emil William Henry
  • 1 July 2011
  • Matador
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 464
  • Illustrated
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