Hints and Notes, Practical and Scientific for Travellers in the Alps, Being a Revision of the General Introduction to the Alpine Guide (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Ball B. Coolidge

9780484326179: Hints and Notes, Practical and Scientific for Travellers in the Alps, Being a Revision of the General Introduction to the Alpine Guide (Classic Reprint)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484326171 ISBN 13: 9780484326179

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

View all copies of this ISBN edition

0 Used

2 New

From US$ 42.01

Comprehensive, revised Alpine guide for travelers and explorers

This edition updates and expands the general introduction to the Alpine Guide, with careful revisions of retained articles and several new additions. It aims to help readers understand the Alps as a full region, not just individual valleys or passes.

This volume foregrounds practical travel alongside scientific notes, including updates to geology, climate, and vegetation. It adds fresh perspectives on photography in high Alps and life in an Alpine valley, and it includes a broadened glossary and an extended list of books and maps for reference. The work is organized to cover the Western, Central, and Eastern Alps, with careful attention to routes, passes, and topography that travelers encounter.

Clear, traveler-focused introductions to geology, climate, and landscape processes in the Alps
New articles on Photography in the High Alps and Life in an Alpine Valley
Expanded glossary of Alpine terms and an extended list of related books and maps
A comprehensive plan that first addresses topography, then practical travel details across all major Alps regions

Ideal for readers planning a mountain journey, hikers, climbers, or anyone seeking a deeper, non-fiction view of Alpine travel and science. This edition helps you approach the Alps with both curiosity and preparedness, across all three major zones.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.