As promised, here are a few passages from the book....
"Advice to Pedestrians:"
"None of the walks described below should be attempted except by a good pedestrian, as distances upon the mountains are very deceptive in appearance. Walking alone is to be discouraged, not only on account of the danger spraining an ankle upon the loose stones, but also in case of a cloud suddenly settling down on the mountain: a person alone is more liable to loose his direction than if he has companions."
'.... a gossamer rubber coat is very useful in case of a sudden shower, if one is above tree-line, or in a good path."
"The commonest ills that the pedestrian is heir to are sunburn and blisters.
The former may be cured by rubbing the parts affected with milk,if it is applied in time. The best remedy for the latter is to put on a piece of sticking plaster. In more serious cases, a piece of wash-leather with a hole in it may be tied on. Often merely rubbing the sock thoroughly with soap at the point of contact will remedy the difficulty."
"In summer the temperature it midday on the summit may be anywhere from 35 degrees to 70 degrees, and the wind from zero up to seventy miles an hour. And the conditions of the temperature and the wind make a far greater difference in one's enjoyment of an alpine walk than the novice would at first suppose. The man who walks over the Crawford Path, or the Great Range, with the thermometer at 40 degrees, and the wind blowing from twenty to thirty miles an hour, has not the least idea of the enjoyment of him who takes the same walk when the thermometer is at 60 to 70 degrees, and when there is not a breath of air stirring. It is then, and then only, when high above tree-line, with one or perhaps two companions, that the grandeur and loneliness of the great peaks really break on him; then for the first time does he begin to understand their marvellous attractions."
I'll post more later....maybe something from one of the recommended trips.....
