Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the first climb of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and his party in July1865, this large format pictorial book features over 1 pages of photographs of the world\'s most recognisable mountain, together with tantalising extracts from Whymper\'s own book The Ascent of the Matterhorn, and the details of Graeme Wallace\'s attempt to traverse the summit up via the Lion Ridge in Italy and down the Hornli Ridge in Switzerland, 15 years later in 215.
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Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the first climb of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and his party in July1865, this large format pictorial book features over 1 pages of photographs of the world\'s most recognisable mountain, together with tantalising extracts from Whymper\'s own book The Ascent of the Matterhorn, and the details of Graeme Wallace\'s attempt to traverse the summit up via the Lion Ridge in Italy and down the Hornli Ridge in Switzerland, 15 years later in 215
