Charles Barrington

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Charles Barrington was an Irish mountaineer best known for leading the first successful ascent of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps in 1858.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish person
human
mountaineer
burialPlace St. Paul’s Churchyard, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland NERFINISHED
climbedMountain Eiger NERFINISHED
climbingPartner Christian Almer NERFINISHED
Peter Bohren NERFINISHED
countryOfClimb Switzerland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1834
dateOfDeath 1901
firstAscentDate 1858-08-11
firstAscentOf Eiger NERFINISHED
firstAscentYear 1858
inspiredBy view of the Eiger from Interlaken
knownFor climbing in the Swiss Alps
leading the first successful ascent of the Eiger
ledExpedition first ascent of the Eiger
mountainRangeClimbed Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
name Charles Barrington NERFINISHED
nationality Ireland NERFINISHED
notableAchievement reached the summit of the Eiger on 11 August 1858
notableWork first ascent of the Eiger
occupation merchant
mountaineer
organizedEvent foot races in Ireland
horse races in Ireland
placeOfBirth Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland NERFINISHED
reasonForNotClimbingMoreAlps lack of money
residence Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland NERFINISHED
sport mountaineering

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Eiger firstAscentBy Charles Barrington
The Eiger firstAscentBy Charles Barrington
subject surface form: Eiger