THE CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, 135 THE ALPS, 165 THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS, 185 A CHUILIONN, 211 THE MOUNTAINS OF IRELAND, 225 PREHISTORIC CLIMBING NEAR WASTDALE HEAD, 245 A REVERIE, 263 THE OROMANIACAL QUEST, 283 FRAGMENT FROM A LOST MS., 299 NOTES ON THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS, 305 INDEX, 311 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A STORMY SUNSET, _Frontispiece_ A HIMALAYAN CAMP, To face page 2 A HIMALAYAN NULLAH, " " 38 THE DIAMIRAI PASS FROM THE RED PASS, " " 62 THE MAZENO PEAKS FROM THE RED PASS, " " 74 THE DIAMIRAI PEAK FROM THE RED PASS, " " 88 VIEW OF THE DIAMIRAI PEAK FROM THE RED PASS, " " 90 ON NANGA PARBAT, FROM UPPER CAMP, " " 104 NANGA PARBAT FROM THE DIAMIRAI GLACIER, " " 110 DO. DO. DO., " " 112 VIEW OF DIAMA GLACIER FROM SLOPES OF DIAMIRAI PEAK, " " 116 THE DIAMA PASS FROM THE RAKIOT NULLAH, " " 120 THE CHONGRA PEAKS FROM THE RED PASS, " " 122 THE FRESHFIELD GLACIER, " " 148 A CREVASSE ON MONT BLANC, " " 166 LOFOTEN, " " 186 THE COOLIN, " " 212 THE MACGILLICUDDY'S REEKS, " " 226 LIST OF MAPS MAP OF KASHMIR, To face page 28 MAP OF NANGA PARBAT, " " 40 CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS. MAP OF THE ICE-FIELDS AND THE MOUNTAINS, " " 144 CHAPTER I GENERAL HISTORY OF MOUNTAINEERING IN THE HIMALAYA 'Let him spend his time no more at home, Which would be great impeachment to his age In having known no travel in his youth.' SHAKESPEARE.