1865: the Golden Age of Mountaineering. An illustrated history of Alpine climbing's greatest era, Hardback/Gilles Modica

From the Wetterhorn in 1854 to the Matterhorn in 1865, the Alps were conquered in a decade. 1865: the Golden Age of Mountaineering , by Gilles Modica , documents this great time in the history of alpinism. With 350 photographs and illustrations, it is co-published in English and French by Vertebrate Publishing and Editions Paulsen.