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Edward Whymper becomes the first person to scale the Matterhorn - July 14th, 1865

This Day in History Class

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The Adventures of Edward Wimper

Edward Wimper and his team began the perilous trek back down the mountain. Roughly an hour into the descent, Douglas Haddow slipped and fell into guide Michelle Kross. As they fell, Charles Hudson and Lord Francis Douglas were pulled along with them. It was later determined that the team had been using the oldest, weakest rope they had - a backup to be used as a last resort.

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