Matthias Zurbriggen
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Matthias Zurbriggen was a Swiss mountaineer. He climbed throughout the Alps, the Andes, the Himalayas and New Zealand.
Zurbriggen in 1895
Memorial to Matthias Zurbriggen, Monte Moro Pass, on the border between Italy and Switzerland
Aoraki / Mount Cook
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Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres. It is situated in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South
Matthias Zurbriggen
…optimistically rounded up to 23,000 feet (7,010 m) . However, Pioneer Peak has since been measured at only 6,501 metres (21,329 ft). The Zurbriggen Ridge on Aoraki / Mount Cook in New Zealand is named after him. On 14 March 1895, Zurbriggen made the first ascent of the ridge, the second ascent of the mountain and its first…
Aoraki / Mount Cook seen from Hooker Valley
Aoraki / Mount Cook from above Franz Joseph Glacier
Aoraki / Mount Cook seen from the south, taken from 4,000 metres (13,123 ft)
Aoraki / Mount Cook as seen from the end of the Hooker Valley Track, with the Hooker Glacier's moraine lake in the foreground.