The Alpine Journal (Volume 30) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916. Excerpt: ... COKRESPONDENCE. THE 'HIGH LEVEL ROUTE.' To the Editor of the Alpine Journal. Dear Sir, --On page 337 of the last volume of the Alpine Journal appears a footnote about the High Level Route, in reference particularly to some early climbs of Mr. Fox, which appears to me to be not quite accurate, at any rate from the historical point of view. The ' High Level Route ' is such a glorious walk, and takes such a considerable place among the early scrambles of the Club, that I think it is a pity that its earliest features should be in any way misunderstood. It will be remembered that the Route is described, by the men who originally worked it out, in the first volume of the second series of P. P. & G. (1862). The general introduction is by F. W. Jacomb (p. 227), --the Col d'Argentiere by Stephen Winkworth (p. 231), the Col du Sonadon by Jacomb (p. 241) and J. F. Hardy (p. 252), the Col de Chermontane by Sir T. F. Buxton (p. 273), the ' Col de la Reuse de l'Arolla ' (sic) by F. F. Tuckett (p. 287), and the Col de la Valpelline by Jacomb (p. 306). All these passes were made in 1861 except the last-named, which was made in 1860. Mr. Jacomb's description of the route is as follows: --'This route consists of four new passes, each occupying a day, and of an intermediate link, for which part of a day is sufficient.'.. 'The first is from Chamounix, by Mr. Winkworth's new Col d'Argentiere, ascending by the glacier of that name from the Col de Balme, and thence descending upon Orsieres or St. Pierre. The second day is from St. Pierre to Chermontane, up the Glacier du Sonadon... crossing the new Col du Sonadon, and down the Glacier du Mont Durand. The third day is from Chermontane to Prerayen by the Glacier of Chermontane and Mr. Tuckett's new Col de la Reuse de l'Arolla, with ...