as victor climbes the mountains, what effect do they have on him

He seeks escape from his misery by traveling through the Alpine valley of Chamounix, in which he had often vacationed as a boy. Victor is awestruck by the overwhelming grandeur of the landscape, and views it as proof of the existence of an omnipotent god. The hard physical exercise exhausts him, and he is able to take refuge in sleep for the first time since the execution of Justine.