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Global peaks and the ascent of major mountains
The text surveys the history of mountaineering from Mont Blanc in 1786 through the English Alpine Club’s rise in 1857, detailing pioneering explorations in the Caucasus and Asia. It maps major ranges across the Americas, Asia, Africa, and oceans, naming Mount McKinley, Aconcagua, Everest, the Tian Shan, and Kilimanjaro among others, and notes Europe as a cradle of climbing while Africa lacks a comparable system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Blanc
Alps
Alpine Club
Europe
Switzerland
Tyrol
Messrs. Freshfield, Tucker and Moore
Caucasus
Elbruz
Kasbek
Great Central Chain
Asia
Arctic Ocean
Cape Horn
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Mount Logan
Mount McKinley
Arctic Circle
South America
Equator
Aconcagua
Black Sea
Elburz Mountains
Hindu Kush
Himalayas
India
Brahmaputra
Irawadi
Kuen Lun Mountains
trans-Himalayan Range
Sven Hedin
Mount Everest
Central Asia
Tian- Shan Mountains
Khan Tengri
European Alps
Africa
Atlas Range
Great Lakes
Kilimanjaro
Hea
Kenia
Rewenzori
Mauna Kea
Pacific
Japan
New Zealand
New England
Mount Cook
Aorangi
New Guinea
Dominions
Atlantic
Pico de Teyde
Teneriffe
Spitsbergen
Arctic
Scoresby
Polar
Peary
Lieut, Shackleton
Antarctic
Signor Sella
Chunjerma Pass
Chamonix
Blaitiere
Grands Charmoz
Dru
Grepon
Dames Anglaises
Great White Mountain
Ushba
Herr A. Schulze
Germany
Herren Purtscheller
Merzbacher
Tian Shan Mountains
W. S. Green
A. G
British Columbia
Alpine Journal
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