Jean-Antoine Carrel

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Jean-Antoine Carrel (1829, Valtournenche, Aosta Valley – August 1890, Matterhorn) was an Italian mountain climber. He had made climbs with Edward Whymper and was his rival when he attempted to climb the Matterhorn for the first time. Carrel was in the group that became the first Europeans to reach the summit of Chimborazo in 1880. He died from exhaustion when guiding a party on the south side of the Matterhorn.^[1]^[2] He was also a member of the Bersagliere.^[3]

References

↑ Gos, Charles (1948). "Carrel the Great". Alpine Tragedy. Trans. Malcolm Barnes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 218–228.
↑ Fatalities of Mountaineering nytimes.com
↑ Gos, p. 218.

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Name	Carrel, Jean-Antoine
Alternative names
Short description	Italian mountain climber
Date of birth	1829
Place of birth
Date of death	August 1890
Place of death	Matterhorn

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