{"product_id":"scrambles-amongst-the-alps","title":"Scrambles Amongst the Alps","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScrambles Amongst the Alps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e describes the nine years from 1860 to 1869 that Edward Whymper spent climbing in the Alps. Whymper made dozens of first ascents and acquired a reputation as one of the best in the field of alpine mountaineering. Whymper made seven attempts at summiting mountaineering's Holy Grail of the time - the Matterhorn. He succeeded on his eighth attempt becoming the first to reach its peak. This success came at a terrible cost, as four of his companions fell to their deaths on the descent. It was a tragedy that would cast a shadow over the remainder of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdward Whymper was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author. Whymper also made first ascents on the Mont-Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed to an advance in Arctic exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication 1937 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dane Books \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44957945725228,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/danebooksandgifts.myshopify.com\/products\/scrambles-amongst-the-alps","provider":"Dane Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}