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    Matthias Zurbriggen (15 May 1856 in Saas-Fee – 21 June 1917 in Geneva) was a Swiss mountaineer. He climbed throughout the Alps, the Andes, the Himalayas...
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  • 2000), Argentine footballer Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917), 19th-century alpinist and mountain guide Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (1943-2022), Swiss archbishop...
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    1896 and February 1897, but the (Swiss) guide of the expedition, Matthias Zurbriggen reached the summit on 14 January. On the final attempt a month later...
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    Kabru (7,315 m), a widely contested, but possibly accurate claim, or Matthias Zurbriggen on Aconcagua (6,962 m). Jacot-Guillarmod recruited two of his countrymen...
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    Heckmair, the Innerkofler family, Conrad Kain, Christian Klucker, and Matthias Zurbriggen. A wilderness guide leads paid parties through back country areas...
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    ascent of Mount Tasman was in 1895 by Edward FitzGerald and his guide Matthias Zurbriggen. The Māori name (horo: to swallow; koau: shag or Phalacrocorax varius)...
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    Mt Tasman (3497 m)) 5 Feb 1895 Jack Clarke, Edward FitzGerald, Matthias Zurbriggen 3 Malte Brun 3199 780 11.3 43°33′44″S 170°18′18″E / 43.56222°S...
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    1894, where he met the Swiss guide Matthias Zurbriggen. Sufficiently impressed, FitzGerald decided to hire Zurbriggen as his guide for the next five years...
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    lower than the southern peak. In 1895, Edward Arthur FitzGerald, Matthias Zurbriggen and Jack Clark recorded the summit success of the southern tip. The...
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    until the 100th ascent over 60 years later in 1955. Swiss guide Matthias Zurbriggen of FitzGerald's party made the second ascent on 14 March 1895 from...
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  • course of his expedition to the Karakoram in 1892. Together with Matthias Zurbriggen and Charles Granville Bruce, Conway made an attempt on Baltoro Kangri...
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    0.5 Nadelhorn 30 Stecknadeljoch 8 August 1887 Oscar Eckenstein, Matthias Zurbriggen 27 Castor 4,223 Wallis Alps Italy/ Switzerland 2.4 Lyskamm Western...
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  • 1929) 1856 – L. Frank Baum, American novelist (d. 1919) 1856 – Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917) 1857 – Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American...
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    Lava dome Volcanic arc/belt South Volcanic Zone Last eruption 0.8 million years ago. Climbing First ascent 1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen and Stuart Vines...
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    Mattertal to the west. It was first climbed by Oscar Eckenstein and Matthias Zurbriggen on 8 August 1887. The Stecknadelhorn is part of the Mischabel range...
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  • 1974), footballer Heidi Zurbriggen (born 1967), skier Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917), mountain guide and alpinist Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 1963), alpine skiing...
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    considered unattainable for many years until January 14, 1897, when Matthias Zurbriggen, a member of the FitzGerald expedition, finally reached it. Since...
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    which translates as 'mountain of the gods'. Edward FitzGerald, with Matthias Zurbriggen as his guide, completed the first recorded climb to the summit shortly...
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    ascent of Silberhorn was in 1895 by Edward FitzGerald and his guide Matthias Zurbriggen. List of mountains of New Zealand by height "Place name detail: Silberhorn"...
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    teacher; died during Mont Blanc rescue mission; son of Jerzy Żuławski Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917) Switzerland, first ascent Aconcagua (1897) Wikimedia...
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    of balance climbing, according to Winthrop Young. Together with Matthias Zurbriggen he made the first ascent of the Stecknadelhorn (4,241 m) in the Pennine...
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    Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977, German writer, interred in Saas Fee) Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917, alpinist) Frederik Kalbermatten (b. 1981, snowboarder)...
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  • Josef Pollinger. August 31: First descent of the Zmutt ridge by Matthias Zurbriggen and J. Pollinger guiding Lily Bristow. First solo ascent (Hörnli...
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    hired Matthias Zurbriggen, the best and most experienced mountain climbing guide of the time. Thus, in 1899, with 50 local porters and Zurbriggen, the...
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  • Fitzgerald, Matthias Zurbriggen and Jack Clarke 22 Sep 1895 Delago Tower 2790 Alps Hermann Delago [de] 14 Jan 1897* Aconcagua 6959 Andes Matthias Zurbriggen 12...
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    James Copland, an early settler in Otago. Edward FitzGerald and Matthias Zurbriggen crossed the Main Divide just 500 metres (1,600 ft) further south...
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    (2013/2014 to 2022/2023) won races in ten consecutive seasons. Pirmin Zurbriggen (1981/1982 to 1989/1990), Michael Walchhofer (2002/2003 to 2010/2011)...
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    Championships in 1987, held at Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser won gold medals to become the first world champions...
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  • Zurbriggen Anton Steiner 1985 Andreas Wenzel Franz Heinzer Peter Müller 1986 Pirmin Zurbriggen Marc Girardelli Markus Wasmeier 1987 Pirmin Zurbriggen...
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    Dominik Paris Vincent Kriechmayr 2020 Beat Feuz Thomas Dreßen Matthias Mayer 2021 Beat Feuz Matthias Mayer Dominik Paris 2022 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Beat Feuz...
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