Killing Dragons

Description:

"Here be dragons" said the old maps. In the late-18th century, a few brave men started to venture up the mountains of Switzerland to discover the secrets hidden in their snowy peaks. Then the British arrived and "mountaineering" was born. This is a history of the conquest of the Alps.

subjects: Description and travel,  Mountaineering,  Mountaineers,  Biography,  History,  Switzerland, history,  Alps, description and travel,  New York Times reviewed,  Travel

Places: Alps

Times: 19th century