Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: The Changing Mountain Discourses—A Germanophone Perspective 1
5. 1: Conrad Gessner, “Letter to Jacob Vogel on the Admiration of Mountains” (1541) and “Description of Mount Fractus, Commonly Called Mount Pilate” (1555) 23
6. 2: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, The Natural History of Switzerland (1716)—Excerpts 49
7. 3: Soph ie von La Roche, Diary of a Journey through Switzerland (1787)—Excerpts 77
8. 4: G. W. F. Hegel, Travel Diary through the Bernese Alps (1796) 99
9. 5: Alexander von Humboldt, Failed Ascents of Antisana and Chimborazo—Two Excerpts from the Travel Diaries (1802) 121
10. 6: Hermann von Barth, From the Northern Limestone Alps (1874)—Excerpts 147
11. 7: Georg Simmel, “Alpine Journeys” (1895) and “On the Aesthetics of the Alps” (1911) 175
12. 8: Eduard Pichl, “Autobiographical Sketch” (1914) and “The Alpine Association and German Purity” (1923) 199
13. 9: Leni Riefenstahl, Struggle in Snow and Ice (1933)—Excerpts 219
14. 10: Arnold Fanck, He Directed Glaciers, Storms, and Avalanches: A Film Pioneer Recounts (1973)—Excerpts 249
15. 11: Hans Ertl, My Wild Thirties (1982), Chapter 7: “The Film Gets Colorized—But the Himalaya Still Looks Bleak” 269
16. 12: Max Peintner, “The Dam” (1981) 291
17. 13: Reinhold Messner, Westwall: The Abyss Principle (2009)—Excerpts 305
18. Bibliography 329
19. Notes on the Contributors 345
20. Index 351