Route history
| 14 Jul 1865 | First ascent:
Peter Taugwalder Jr., Edward Whymper, Peter Taugwalder Sr., Charles Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas & Douglas Robert Hadow On July 14, 1865, in what is considered the last ascent of the golden age of alpinism, Edward Whymper was able to reach the summit, guided by the famed French mountaineer Michel Croz and the Swiss father and son Peter Taugwalder Sr. and Jr., and accompanied by the British gentlemen Charles Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas, Douglas Robert Hadow. Upon descent, Hadow, Croz, Hudson and Douglas fell to their deaths on the Matterhorn Glacier, and all but Douglas (whose body was never found) are buried in the Zermatt churchyard. |
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Location
- Lat/Lon: 45.97480, 7.66227
Grade citation
| 3- | Assigned grade |
| III | Nicky |
| 3- | private |
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Quality
Overall quality 80 from 14 ratings.
Difficulty - 3-
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Author(s): Sandro von Känel
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9783906087580
A selective guidebook describing a selection of rock climbing and sport climbing routes at grades from F6b and above, in the Western Swiss Alps, including Freiburg, Bernese Oberland, Vaud, plus the entire area of the Valais.
Author(s): Olivier Roduit
Date: 2022
Sportklettergebiete an den Grenzen zu Frankreich und Italien, im Kanton Wallis - unzählig vielen Sportkletterrouten / topausgestattete Genusstouren im alpinen Gelände sowie klassische oder sportliche Mehrseillängen.
Author(s): Sandro von Kanel
Date: 2019
ISBN: 9783906087535
Die schönsten Klettergebiete vom Wallis über den Kanton Waadt bis in die Haute-Savoie und Chamonix.
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