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The Matterhorn - The Tragic First Ascent

English, German · Paperback / Softback

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On 14th July 1865, two competing rope teams made their way to the summit of the Matterhorn. The mountain was considered invincible until Italians and Britons had the iron will to climb the colossus in the middle of the 19th century. The team around the British alpinist Edward Whymper won the race. It was sensational that for the first time people boarded the Matterhorn for good. But his rough aura was to take revenge: when the men de-scended the mountain, four of the seven climbers fell into the abyss, which is why the first ascent heralded the end of the Golden Age of Alpinism. What exactly happened in the crash? This commemorative volume keeps the memory alive.

About the author










Ferdinand Kämpfer studies the bachelor's degree program in History, Politics and Society at the University of Potsdam. Since 2016, he has been giving guided tours of the city and giving lectures on the history of Thuringia in Gera.
Privately, the author has often been to the Alps, so it is always fascinating for him how the rope team around Whymper climbed the Matterhorn with the simplest means.

Product details

Authors Ferdinand Kämpfer
Publisher Twentysix
 
Languages English, German
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2019
 
EAN 9783740763190
ISBN 978-3-7407-6319-0
No. of pages 60
Dimensions 148 mm x 210 mm x 3 mm
Weight 101 g
Illustrations 21 Farbabb.
Subjects Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works

Geschichte, Europa, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), 1500 bis heute, Geographie, Alps; swiss; tourism; Zermatt

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