Rock-climbing in the English Lake District: Third EditionJones, Owen Glynne
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Rock-climbing in the English Lake District: Third Edition
Jones, Owen Glynne
Lake District (England) -- Description and travel; Mountaineering; Rock climbing -- England -- Lake District
Jones’ real life was lived among his beloved mountains. His devotion to
them was unsurpassable, his zeal was consuming, his enthusiasm knew no
bounds. In the summer holidays of 1891 he had his first introduction
to the Alps. His most original work was undoubtedly done among the
rocks of his native Wales and in the English Lake country, but he flung
himself into Alpine work with all the ardour and energy of which his
peculiarly ardent and energetic nature was capable. He spared neither
time, money, nor comfort in his devotion to the noblest and most
exacting of all sports--that of mountaineering.
The following table--very imperfect, I fear--compiled by his own hand
up to the close of 1897, and for 1898 and 1899, from letters kindly
sent to me by his friends, will give some idea of his marvellous
physical endurance and the extent of his knowledge of the Alps. His
own portion of the list was found in his handwriting in his copy of
Cunningham and Abney’s ‘Pioneers of the Alps’:--
1891 Dent des Bosses
Grande Dent de Veisivi
Pas de Chèvres
Col de Seilon
Col de Fénètre
M. Capucin
Tête de Cordon
Tête d’Ariondet
Grand Combin
Grivola
1892 Thälihorn
Rossbodenjoch
Matterhorn
[1]Mittaghorn and Egginerhorn
Punta di Fontanella
2 cols to Prerayen
Col d’Olen
Combin de Corbassière
Col de Boveire
Fénètre de Saleinaz
Col de Chardonnet
Pic du Tacul
M. Redessan
1893 Dent Blanche
(This was in April, 36
hours.) No summer
season in Alps.
1894 Piz Languard
Piz Morteratsch
Zwei Schwestern
Piz Bernina
Croda da Lago
Kleine Zinne
Grosse Zinne
M. Pelmo
M. Cristallo
Sorapis
Cinque Torri (3 ways)
1895 Rothhorn from Zermatt
Rothhorn from Zinal
Traverse Zinal to Zermatt
Riffelhorn from Glacier
Dom from Randa
Täschhorn and Dom (traversed from the Mischabeljoch to
Randa--first time by this route--in one day)
Monte Rosa
Rimpfischhorn (from Adler Pass)
Matterhorn (traverse)
Weisshorn
Obergabelhorn
Grand Cornier
Triftjoch
Furggenjoch
Lysjoch
Süd-Lenzspitze (traverse)
Nadelhorn
Hohberghorn
Steck-Nadelhorn (?)
1896 Little Dru
Blaitière
Col du Géant (twice)
Charmoz (traverse)
Aig. du Plan
Aig. du Midi
N. peak Périades (by the Arête du Capucin)
1897 Schreckhorn (in January)
Finsteraarhorn
Jungfrau
Aletschorn (traverse)
Beichgrat
Bietschhorn
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