British Mountaineering Club

Japanese: イギリス山岳会 - いぎりすさんがくかい
British Mountaineering Club

…In 1865, E. Whymper succeeded in reaching the summit of the Matterhorn (4,477m), which was thought to be impossible to climb. In 1857, the world's first mountaineering organization, the British Alpine Club, was founded in London. During this time, all of the 4,000m-class peaks in the Alps had been climbed, and when there were no more unclimbed peaks, more difficult routes (variation routes) from the side ridges or rock faces began to be climbed, and winter climbing and climbing without guides were also practiced. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the British Alpine Club are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1865年にはE.ウィンパーが登高不可能とみられていたマッターホルン(4477m)の登頂に成功した。また1857年には世界最初の登山団体であるイギリス山岳会(アルパイン・クラブ)がロンドンに創立された。この間アルプスの4000m級の高峰は全部登りつくされて,未踏峰がなくなると側稜や岩壁からのより困難なルート(バリエーションルート)からの登頂や冬季登山,案内人なしの登山などが行われるようになった。…

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