The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)

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"The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts)" is a collection of Edward Whymper’s earlier written narratives detailing his pioneering climbs and eventual first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
mountaineering narrative ⓘ
associatedWith Golden Age of Alpinism ⓘ
author Edward Whymper ⓘ
chronicles pioneering attempts to climb the Matterhorn ⓘ
successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 ⓘ
describesEvent first ascent of the Matterhorn ⓘ
describesPerson Edward Whymper ⓘ
describesPlace Alps ⓘ
Zermatt ⓘ
documents development of techniques used in early Matterhorn ascents ⓘ
risks and dangers of early alpine climbing ⓘ
genre adventure literature ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
hasPart earlier written narratives by Edward Whymper ⓘ
historicalSignificance primary source on the first ascent of the Matterhorn ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm article ⓘ
collected accounts ⓘ
mainSubject Matterhorn ⓘ
alpinism ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
narrativeFocus climbing history of the Matterhorn ⓘ
personal experiences of Edward Whymper ⓘ
perspective first-person account ⓘ
relatedWork Scrambles Amongst the Alps ⓘ
setting Italian Alps ⓘ
linked to: Alps

Swiss Alps ⓘ
subjectOf studies in mountaineering history ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 1860s ⓘ
1865 ⓘ

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Scrambles Amongst the Alps → relatedWorkByAuthor → The Ascent of the Matterhorn (article and earlier accounts) ⓘ