
Edward Whymper
Known for
Acting
Born
April 27, 1840
Birthplace
City of London, London, England, UK
Died
September 16, 1911 (aged 71)
Biography
Edward Whymper was a British mountaineer and illustrator, born April 27, 1840 in London and died September 16, 1911 in Chamonix where he is buried. He is best known for being part of the tragic expedition that first conquered the Matterhorn on July 14, 1865, and for the peaks and routes to which his name is attributed.
He received training as a draftsman and engraver. He discovers the Alps on the occasion of a commitment to make illustrations. Among his most remarkable first ascents were the Barre des Écrins in the Écrins massif in 1864, and in 1865 the Aiguille Verte in the Mont-Blanc massif and especially the Matterhorn in the Valais Alps, a summit which had repelled many attempts . He al...
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
En direct du Cervinas Self (related character)
2015
L'Aiguille Verteas Self (related character)
2015
Cervino - La montagna del mondoas Related Character
2015
Cervin 1865, une première tragiqueas Related Character
2007
The Alps - Climb of Your Lifeas Self (related character)
2001
The Misfit and the Matterhornas self (related characters)
1976
Matterhorn - The North Face In Winteras Related Character
1965
Le Cervin en directas Self (related character)
1938
The Challengeas Related Character
1938
The Mountain Callsas Related Character
1934
The Fight for the Matterhornas Related Character
1932
Devil of the Matterhornas Related Character
1928
The Fight for the Matterhornas Related Character









