CHAPTER XII

DE LA BÊCHE AND THE MINARETS

Mount De la Bêche—Early Attempts—An Historic Bivouac—Heroic Pluck and Endurance—View down the Valley—Reflections under a Rock—Caught in the Mist—Provisions run low—Moraines by Candle-light—Breakfast on a Summit—A Scene in Cloudland—Crossing a Bergschrund—First Ascent of the Minarets—A Quick Descent—Return to the Hut 165