Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper FRSE was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration. Whymper wrote several books on mountaineering, including Scrambles Amongst the Alps.
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69
Experience the exhilarating and perilous journey of an alpinist who defied gravity and death to conquer the treacherous peaks of the Alps.
By Edward Whymper
The Ascent of the Matterhorn
Driven by ambition and a thirst for exploration, a nineteenth-century climber risks everything in a relentless pursuit to conquer one of the world's most challenging peaks, facing treacherous terrain and unforeseen tragedy.
By Edward Whymper