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Jul 7, 2024 · Edward Whymper, 'Introduction', in The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859. Edited by Ian Smith( London, 2008), British History Online , accessed July 7, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol43/ix-xxvi.
4 days ago · The Matterhorn was long considered too difficult to climb. On 14 July 1865, the British climber Edward Whymper reached the top together with three mountain guides and three English. Only three people survived the descent.
1 day ago · Edward Whymper. A single film as a double time document: Whymper's Weg aufs Matterhorn – Whymper’s Way up the Matterhorn. On the one hand, the documentary film shows the historic facts surrounding the first ascent of the Matterhorn by the British climber Edward Whymper and his rope team.
20 hours ago · The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made by Edward Whymper, an artist contracted by a London publisher to sketch the Alps. Along with two guides and fellow climbers Lord Francis Douglas, Charles Hudson, Douglas Hadow, and Michael Croz, Edward reached the North summit on July 14, 1865. Sadly, during their descent, four of the seven were killed.
2 days ago · In 1865, in what is now referred to as "the golden days of Alpinism", English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator and author, Edward Whymper, completed the first ascent of the Matterhorn, in the Alps. Climbing the Matterhorn was considered an impossible endeavor, and his achievement would go on to inspire many mountaineering endeavors to come.
20 hours ago · 'The illustrations to this volume are from sketches made on the spot by Mr. Edward Whymper.' Samuel Smiles, The story of the life of George Stephenson, railway engineer (London: J. Murray, 1859), vi.
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5 days ago · Edward Whymper, 'Appendix 1: Persons Referred to in the Diary', in The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859. Edited by Ian Smith( London, 2008), British History Online , accessed July 11, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol43/pp176-213.
