Chapter I: Front Matter

ADVENTURES ON THE ROOF OF
THE WORLD

SOME
BOOKS ON MOUNTAINEERING

=The Annals of Mont Blanc=: A Monograph. By C. E. MATHEWS, sometime
President of the Alpine Club. With Map, 6 Swan-types and other
Illustrations, and Facsimiles. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 21s. net.

=The Life of Man on the High Alps=: Studies made on Monte Rosa. By
ANGELO MOSSO. Translated from the Second Edition of the Italian by
E. LOUGH KIESOW, in collaboration with F. KIESOW. With numerous
Illustrations and Diagrams. Royal 8vo, cloth, 21s.

=The Early Mountaineers=: The Stories of their Lives. By FRANCIS
GRIBBLE. Fully Illustrated. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 21s.

=The Climbs of Norman-Neruda.= Edited, with an Account of his last
Climb, by MAY NORMAN-NERUDA. Demy 8vo, cloth, 21s.

=In the Ice World of Himalaya.= By FANNY BULLOCK WORKMAN and WILLIAM
HUNTER WORKMAN. With four large Maps and nearly 100 Illustrations.
Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 16s. Also a 6s. Edition.

=From the Alps to the Andes.= By MATHIAS ZURBRIGGEN. Demy 8vo, cloth,
10s. 6d. net.

=Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada.= By CLARENCE KING. Crown 8vo,
cloth, 6s. net.

=True Tales of Mountain Adventure= (for Non-Climbers, Young and Old).
By Mrs AUBREY LE BLOND (Mrs Main). Demy 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d. net.

LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN.

From a drawing by Mr. Willink after a sketch by Captain Powell. Taken, by kind permission of Mr. Douglas Freshfield, from "The Exploration of the Caucasus."

_Frontispiece._]

ADVENTURES ON THE
ROOF OF THE WORLD

BY
MRS AUBREY LE BLOND
(MRS MAIN)

AUTHOR OF
"MY HOME IN THE ALPS," "TRUE TALES OF MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1904

(_All rights reserved._)

TO

JOSEPH IMBODEN

MY GUIDE AND FRIEND FOR TWENTY YEARS,

I dedicate

THESE RECORDS OF A PASTIME IN WHICH I OWE

MY SHARE TO HIS SKILL, COURAGE, AND

HELPFUL COMPANIONSHIP.