Twain and Joe Twichell visited Chamonix in September of 1878 to view Mont Blanc, a 30 mile long massif along the French, Swiss and Italian borders. A Tramp Abroad contains a burlesque account of an attempt to climb the mountain. The tale is based upon Twain's watching a climb through a telescope and an account of 11 climbers who fell to their deaths in 1870.
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55'
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52'
11"
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