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In the shadowed valleys and dazzling peaks of the 19th century Alps, a new kind of adventure was born. Halcyon Days by Edward Whymper captures the spirit of Victorian travel writing at its most vivid - a mountaineering memoir classic that shaped the very history of alpinism...

A world of ice, ambition, and awe awaits in Halcyon Days by Edward Whymper, one of the most influential voices in classic travel writing. Here, the Swiss Alps are not just a backdrop, but a living, breathing presence-towering, perilous, and magnetic. Whymper's unabridged adventure...