Golden Age of Alpinism

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era of mountaineering historical period

The Golden Age of Alpinism was a mid-19th-century period marked by pioneering first ascents and rapid development of mountaineering in the European Alps.

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Golden Age of Alpinism canonical 2
Golden age of alpinism 2
golden age of alpinism 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf era of mountaineering ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
associatedOrganization Alpine Club ⓘ
surface form: Alpine Club (UK)

Swiss Alpine Club ⓘ
characteristic exploration of previously unclimbed Alpine peaks ⓘ
pioneering first ascents ⓘ
rapid development of mountaineering techniques ⓘ
countryInvolved Austria ⓘ
France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
describedIn Scrambles Amongst the Alps ⓘ
The Playground of Europe ⓘ
endCause fatal accident on the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 ⓘ
endTime 1865 ⓘ
field alpinism ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
hasPart early British mountaineering expeditions ⓘ
systematic exploration of the Bernese Alps ⓘ
systematic exploration of the Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
systematic exploration of the Pennine Alps ⓘ
systematic exploration of the Western Alps ⓘ
influenced development of modern alpinism ⓘ
evolution of mountaineering ethics ⓘ
formation of alpine clubs ⓘ
professionalization of Alpine guiding ⓘ
influencedBy Romanticism ⓘ
surface form: Romantic movement

growth of British tourism in the Alps ⓘ
improvements in European transport infrastructure ⓘ
languageOfDocumentation English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
mainLocation Alps ⓘ
Alps ⓘ
surface form: European Alps
notableEvent first ascent of the Aiguille Verte ⓘ
first ascent of the Barre des Écrins ⓘ
first ascent of the Dent Blanche ⓘ
first ascent of the Dom ⓘ
first ascent of the Eiger ⓘ
first ascent of the Finsteraarhorn by climbers of the era ⓘ
first ascent of the Grand Combin ⓘ
first ascent of the Jungfrau by modern alpinists ⓘ
first ascent of the Matterhorn ⓘ
first ascent of the Monte Rosa Dufourspitze ⓘ
first ascent of the Weisshorn ⓘ
numerous first crossings of high Alpine passes ⓘ
notableParticipant Adolphus Moore ⓘ
surface form: Adolphus Warburton Moore

Alfred Wills ⓘ
Charles Hudson ⓘ
Christian Almer ⓘ
Edward Whymper ⓘ
F. F. Tuckett ⓘ
surface form: Francis Fox Tuckett

John Tyndall ⓘ
Leslie Stephen ⓘ
Melchior Anderegg ⓘ
Michel Croz ⓘ
startTime 1854 ⓘ
timePeriod mid-19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Knubel → era → Golden Age of Alpinism ⓘ
F. F. Tuckett → partOf → Golden Age of Alpinism ⓘ
J. J. Bennen → era → Golden Age of Alpinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden age of alpinism
Melchior Anderegg → associatedWith → Golden Age of Alpinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden age of alpinism
Christian Almer → partOf → Golden Age of Alpinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: golden age of alpinism