Climbing Reminiscences of the Dolomites. By Leone Sinigaglia. (T. Fisher
Unwin.)—This is a valuable contribution to the litera- ture of "climbing." Signor Sinigaglia is one of the most dis- tinguished exponents of the art. It was in his attempt on the Matterhorn from the Italian side that the famous guide, Jean Antoine Carrell, perished of exposure. Mr. E. I. Garwood quotes Signor Sinigaglia's account of his last moments, rightly describing it as "one of the most pathetic stories in Alpine literature." This volume is occupied with the narratives of some dozen ascents, all of them in the Cortina district. None of the peaks ascended reach a height of 11,000 ft. (Mont Blanc is 14,318 ft.), and even among them it is not the loftiest emi- nences that are most difficult of access. The formation of the Dolomites generally offers most interesting problems to the in- genuity and courage of the mountaineer. The volume is beauti- fully illustrated with photographs.
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