Golden age of alpinism
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The golden age of alpinism was the decade in mountaineering between Alfred Wills's ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 and Edward Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, during which many major peaks
The First Ascent of the Matterhorn, by Gustave Doré. This ascent, by Edward Whymper and party in 1865, traditionally marks the end of the golden age of alpinism.
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The Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across several Alpine countries: Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Ger
Golden age of alpinism
…between Alfred Wills's ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 and Edward Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, during which many major peaks in the Alps saw their first ascents. With its beginning slightly predating the formation of the Alpine Club in London in 1857, the golden age was dominated by…
The Mont Blanc massif, the highest range of the Alps
An "Alp" refers to a high elevation pasture frequented only in summer. It often includes several huts and small places of worship (here the Alpe Bardughè in Ticino).
The Alps extend in an arc from France in the south and west to Slovenia in the east, and from Monaco in the south to Germany in the north.
A typical alpine village in the Tuxertal valley of Tyrol, Austria