Matthias Zurbriggen

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Matthias Zurbriggen was a Swiss mountaineer and guide renowned for making the first recorded ascent of Aconcagua and several other significant climbs in the Andes and Himalayas.

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Swiss climber Matthias Zurbriggen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
mountain guide
mountaineer
climbed Aconcagua
peaks in the Andes
peaks in the Himalayas
continentOfActivity Asia
South America
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
ethnicGroup Swiss people
familyName Zurbriggen
fieldOfWork alpine guiding
high-altitude mountaineering
gender male
givenName Matthias
knownFor early expeditions in the Himalayas
pioneering high-altitude ascents in the Andes
languageOfWorkOrName German
madeFirstAscentOf Aconcagua
name Matthias Zurbriggen self-link
nationality Swiss
notableFor first recorded ascent of Aconcagua
notableWork first ascent of Aconcagua
occupation mountain guide
mountaineer
regionOfActivity Andes
Himalayas
sport mountaineering

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Aconcagua firstAscentBy Matthias Zurbriggen
Aconcagua firstAscentBy Matthias Zurbriggen
this entity surface form: Swiss climber Matthias Zurbriggen
Matthias Zurbriggen name Matthias Zurbriggen self-link