Mountains That Bite Back

Peter Botte's Mountain in Mauritius, named for a climber dashed to pieces descending it. Captain Lloyd's 1832 party finally reached the top by rope and grapnel, planted the Union Jack, and spent a bitterly cold night on the summit.

Peter Botte's Mountain, Mauritius — named for a climber killed descending it
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Explorers and a guide ascend a mountain trail by rope
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The Grand and Petit Mdlets, the peaks near Peter Botte's Mountain
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A rugged mountain landscape of the kind Captain Lloyd's party crossed
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Mountains That Bite Back

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