 ... only a little bread and wine, some meteorological instruments, and articles of different kinds ; among others, a ladder, a hatchet to cut steps, and a cord to tie us together. It was ten o'clock when we set foot upon the first plateau of snow ; an...  A Tour in Switzerland, in 1841 - Page 42by William Chambers - 1842 - 87 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Geology - 1842 - 446 pages
...mid-day we hoped to be on the summit, if no accident occurred ; some of us even thought that we would reach it in two hours. Contrary to our expectations,...frequent where the declivities begin to become steep. These are crevices produced by sinking (crevasses de tassement), like those of the neve of Viesch.... | |
 | Science - 1842 - 446 pages
...mid-day we hoped to be on the summit, if no accident occurred ; some of us even thought that we would reach it in two hours. Contrary to our expectations,...frequent where the declivities begin to become steep. These are crevices produced by sinking (crevasses de tassement), like those of the ne've of Viescb.... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1843 - 434 pages
...we set foot upon the first plateau of snow ; an hour after mid-day, we hoped to be on the summit, if no accident occurred ; some of us even thought that...the knee. We soon came to the fissures, which are every where frequent where the declivities begin to become steep. We saw some of them here nearly ono... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1847 - 862 pages
...cord. At 10 o'clock they set foot on the first plateau of snow, and were disappointed to find that it was neither sufficiently compact, nor covered with a crust thick enough, to bear walking on, so that they sunk very deep, in some places up to the knee. The fissures were frequent... | |
 | 1847 - 436 pages
...cord. At 10 o'clock they set foot on the first plateau of snow, and were disappointed to find that it was neither sufficiently compact, nor covered with a crust thick enough, to bear walking on, so that they sunk very deep, in some places up to the knee. The fissures were frequent... | |
 | English literature - 1847 - 446 pages
...coid. At 10 o'clock they set loot on the first plateau of snow, and were disappointed to find that it was neither sufficiently compact, nor covered -with a crust thick enough, to bear walking on, so that they sunk very deep, in some places up to the knee. The fissures were frequent... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 398 pages
...we set foot upon the first plateau of snow ; an hour after mid-day, we hoped to be on the summit, if no accident occurred : some of us even thought that...deep. in many places up to the knee. We soon came to ; fissures, which are everywhere frequent where the deehvities begin to become steep. We saw some of... | |
 | Charles Williams - Alps - 1854 - 662 pages
...it in two hours. Contrary, however, to their expectations, they, at first, found the snow in a not very favourable state ; it was neither sufficiently...compact, nor covered with a crust thick enough to bear them, so that they sank very deep, in some places up to the knees. They soon came to the fissures,... | |
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