Henry Russell (explorer)
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Henry Patrick Marie, Count Russell-Killough was one of the pioneers of Pyrenean exploration, known for his obsession with the Vignemale, and considered an early Pyrénéist of the 19th century.
Henry Russell
The north face of the Vignemale; Russell's Bellevue caves are out of sight, to the left of the photo
Henry Russell in front of one of his caves on the Vignemale
The entrances to Russell's caves above the Glacier d'Ossoue, Vignemale
Bivouac shelter
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A bivouac shelter or bivvy is any of a variety of improvised camp site or shelter that is usually of a temporary nature, used especially by soldiers or people engaged in backpacking, bikepacking, scou
Henry Russell (explorer)
…February 1869, and the first winter ascent of the peak, he was accompanied by Hippolyte and Henri Passet. Being keen to spend nights on the Vignemale, he bivouacked in the open – buried by his guides in a blanket of rocks and earth – on the summit of Pic Longue on 26 August 1880. It was at this point that he…
A bivouac sack (in red) covering a man within a sleeping bag in Benediktenwand, Germany