The highest Andes : a record of the first ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina, and the exploration of the surrounding valleys / by E.A. Fitz Gerald, author of “Climbs in the New Zealand Alps”; with chapters by Stuart Vines, M.A., F.R.G.S. and contributions by Professor Bonney, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., G.C. Crick, F.G.S., R.I. Pocock, G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., I.H. Burkill, Philip Gosse ; with two maps by A. E. Lightbody, A.M.I.C.E., F.R.G.S., fifty-one illustrations, and a panorama
1899, First Edition. London : Methuen & Co. Very good copy finely rebound in gilt-blocked red buckram. Light foxing to prelims and scattered throughout. Book plate of Gordon J. Turner to interior of front board. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #458326
Physical description; xvi, 390 pages, 54 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. Two folded colour maps at end of volume: "Sketch map to illustrate the route of the Expedition to Aconcagua and Tupungato, 1896-7"; and, "Map of Aconcagua and district". Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Chapter I. Introductory -- Chapter II. To Mendoza and Vacas -- Chapter III. General Aspects of the Andes -- Chapter IV. Up the Vacas Valley -- Chapter V. First Attempt on Aconcagua -- Chapter VI. The Attack Renewed -- Chapter VII. The Ascent Accomplished -- Chapter VIII. Beaten Back by Snow and Cold -- Chapter IX. Further Attempts on Aconcagua -- Chapter X. The Second Ascent of Aconcagua -- Chapter XI. Twenty-Three Thousand Feet Above the Sea -- Chapter XII. A Trip to Chile -- Chapter XIII. The First Ascent of the Catedral -- Chapter XIV. Work In the Horcones Valley -- Chapter XV. Heading For Tupungato -- Chapter XVI. The First Attack on Tupungato -- Chapter XVII. More Attempts on Tupungato -- Chapter XVIII. Tupungato Ascended -- Chapter XIX. The Summit and the Descent -- Chapter XX. The Last of Aconcagua -- Chapter XXI. A Lost Volcano -- Chapter XXII. The Horcones Valley In Winter -- Chapter XXIII. The Posada At Inca -- Chapter XXIV. The Pass In Winter -- Chapter XXV. Lightbody's Crossing of the Andes -- Chapter XXVI. We Leave the Andes -- Chapter XXVII. -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Notes on Rock Specimens Collected in the Chilian Andes by Mr. Fitz Gerald's Expedition -- Appendix B. Notes on the Fossils from the Chilian Andes Collected by Mr. Fitz Gerald's Expedition -- Appendix C. Notes on the Natural History of the Aconcagua Valleys -- Appendix D. The Boundary Dispute Between Chile and the Argentine Republic-- Index. Subjects; Mountaineering. Botany. Aconcagua (Mountain). Andes Description and travel. Tupungato. Aconcagua (Chile : Province). Tupungato (Argentina and Chile). Andes. Argentina.
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