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Edward Whymper - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | Edward Whymper (April 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911), was a British climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. |
| | Whymper was born in London on April 27 1840, the son of an artist. |
| | Whymper, who had failed six times already, was determined to try the eastern face, convinced that its precipitous appearance when viewed from Zermatt was an optical illusion, and that the dip of the strata, which on the Italian side formed a continuous series of overhangs, should make the opposite side a natural staircase. |
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