Have you ever read Norman Collie’s biography?
Mentioning Whymper made me think of it.
I have not read of Norman Collie.I have met many famous climbers doing the slide show thing or just because they live in occupied Boulder, CO just north of me. I have books autographed by many: (High in the Cold Thin Air - Edmund Hillary), (Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer wishing me well on upcoming trip to Cho Oyu), (The Ascent of Everest - John Hunt), (Lost Lhassa, the movie was 7 Years in Tibet - Heinrich Harrer), (All 14 Eightthousanders - Reinhold Messner).