Mountain Climbing Part 4

Mounting Climbing Part 4

This goal was achieved 25 years later by a doctor, Michael-Gabriel Paccard and his porter, Jacques Balmat. By 1870 all the principle Alpine peaks had been scaled and climbers itching for further challenge began to look elsewhere. Climbers turned their attention to the Andes of South America, the North American Rockies, the Caucasus, Africa's peaks and finally the Himilayans. MORE! [BM] {NR}