Dolomite strongholds : the last untrodden alpine peaks ; an account of ascents of the Croda di Lago, the little and great Zinnen, the Cinque Torri, the Fünffingerspitze, and the Langkofel
Page 183 of 187
Author:
Davies, J. Sanger / by J. Sanger Davies
Place:
London [u.a.]
Publisher:
Bell
Physical description:
XII, 176 S. : Ill., Kt.
Language:
Englisch
Subject heading:
g.Dolomiten ; s.Bergwandern ; f.Führer
Location mark:
II 179.912
Intern ID:
227780
174 Dolomite Strongholds. habit which alone justifies mountaineering, and, without which no climber, however physically gifted, can ever be a first-rate Giuseppe Davarda, who is a beginner and a promising one, accompanied me to St. Ulrich. He was bright, cheerful and willing, and, the evening proving to be a fine one, we ran most of the way over the elastic turf of the Seisser Alp, the largest of all these upland pastures. After some two hours of this we took the road at Santa Maria and trudged
along by Santa Christina down the Grodnerthal to the thriving village of St. Ulrich, noted for its wood-carving and toys. The hotel Rossi was gained at 7.30 p.m,, and amid the cheerful warmth and pleasant com pany there, both mind and body were speedily refreshed. There were some hundred guests—Hunga rians, Austrians, Italians, many of whom had been there for weeks, and all of whom had gazed upon the Langkofel and talked of it. But no one had ascended it that season. And our story was welcomed