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Lord Francis Douglas. Lord Francis William Bouverie Douglas (8 February 1847 – 14 July 1865) was a novice British mountaineer. After sharing in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, he died in a fall on the way down from the summit.
As a party of seven climbers – the Reverend Charles Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas, Douglas Hadow, Edward Whymper and their three guides, Michel Croz, Peter Taugwalder and his son – was descending after reaching a summit widely believed to be inaccessible, disaster struck high on the fearsome north face of the mountain.
Feb 20, 2015 · He knocked over his French guide, Michel Croz, and their weight on the rope pulled off the next man, a 36-year-old country parson called Charles Hudson, and the fourth climber as well, Lord...
May 17, 2019 · Lord Francis William Bouverie Douglas (8 February 1847 – 14 July 1865) was a novice, British mountaineer. After sharing in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, he died in a fall on the way down from the summit.
Three bodies were later recovered, while the fourth—that of Lord Francis Douglas —was never found. Only Whymper and a father-and-son pair who had been guiding the group survived.
It’s long been established that the most inexperienced climber, Douglas Hadow, slipped and fell, pulling the Reverend Charles Hudson and Lord Francis Douglas, and Chamonix guide Michel Croz,...
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The first ascent of the Matterhorn was a mountaineering expedition made by Edward Whymper, Lord Francis Douglas, Charles Hudson, Douglas Hadow, Michel Croz, and two Zermatt guides, Peter Taugwalder and his son of the same name, on 14 July 1865.
