Episode 3 of 3
1856 Publication Impact
- When
- 1856
- Where
- Great Britain
Wills's 1856 book helped make mountaineering fashionable in Britain and ushered in the golden age of alpinism.
Wills's description of the trip in his book 'Wanderings Among the High Alps' (1856) helped make mountaineering fashionable in Britain. This ushered in the golden age of alpinism, the systematic exploration of the Alps by British mountaineers.
Sources
- Wetterhorn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-16
- Golden age of alpinism Wikipedia, revision of 2025-07-16
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