The Mountain Way: An Anthology in Prose and VerseDent, 1938 - 655 էջ |
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... easy to say yonder is Snowdon ; but not so easy to ascend it . Therefore I would advise you to brace up your nerves and sinews for the attempt . " We then commenced the ascent , arm in arm , fol- lowed by the lad , I singing at the ...
... easy to say yonder is Snowdon ; but not so easy to ascend it . Therefore I would advise you to brace up your nerves and sinews for the attempt . " We then commenced the ascent , arm in arm , fol- lowed by the lad , I singing at the ...
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... easy enough in summer , would be very formidable obstacles when well glazed with ice . The same ob- jection applied to the Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn ; so that we were obliged to give up all idea of peaks , and content ourselves with ...
... easy enough in summer , would be very formidable obstacles when well glazed with ice . The same ob- jection applied to the Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn ; so that we were obliged to give up all idea of peaks , and content ourselves with ...
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... easy places . Even if they have trained their observation and protective movement by leading beginners on British rock climbs , the duration of the attention demanded has been short , and they have known where to be on their guard , and ...
... easy places . Even if they have trained their observation and protective movement by leading beginners on British rock climbs , the duration of the attention demanded has been short , and they have known where to be on their guard , and ...
Common terms and phrases
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