Mountain Adventures in the Various Countries of the World
John Timbs
Play
Length 8 h 15 min
Chapters 29
First published 1869
Mountains have always been fascinating as places of special adventure. This book. first published in 1869, collects true stories of real-life adventurers climbing the world's most famous and most challenging mountains, without modern equipment to support them. Read here about the fate of these adventurers, their successes and failures, challenges and - Summary by Carolin
Chapters
1
Mont Blanc Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 20:00
2
Mont Blanc Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 26:31
3
The Finsteraarhorn Read by Deborah Balm 30:56
4
The Peak of Morteratsch Read by Deborah Balm 10:52
5
The Jungfrau Read by Deborah Balm 39:41
6
The Galenstock Read by Deborah Balm 19:35
7
The Matterhorn Read by BettyB 19:41
8
The Pic du Midi of the Pyrenees Read by BettyB 7:12
9
The Breche de Roland Read by Caprifolium 18:07
10
Mont Perdu Read by ToddHW 27:29
11
North Cape Read by Kathrine Engan 15:26
12
The Brocken Read by Availle 14:38
13
Parnassus Read by BettyB 14:24
14
Mount Athos Read by Leni 6:45
15
Mount Elburz in the Caucasus Read by Phil Schempf 9:16
16
The Taurus Mountains of Cilicia Read by BettyB 17:32
17
Mount Lebanon Read by Kristine Bekere 21:06
18
Mount Ararat Read by BettyB 12:14
19
Mount Sinai Read by BettyB 15:20
20
Gungootree, the Sacred Source of the Ganges Read by BettyB 14:45
21
Adam's Peak, Ceylon Read by BettyB 12:29
22
Ascent of the Gunung-Talang, Sumatra Read by BettyB 7:39
23
Peter Botte, Mauritius Read by Kristine Bekere 18:29
24
The Peak of Teneriffe Read by Phoebe Archbell 15:13
25
Discovery of an Ancient Volcano Read by TriciaG 12:54
26
The Silla of Caracas Read by TriciaG 14:54
27
Chimborazo Read by mparker 28:10
28
Discovery of Peruvian Bark Read by ToddHW 11:17
29
Animal Life in Mountain Regions Read by BettyB 12:18
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