Whymper - Edward Whymper

Japanese: ウィンパー - うぃんぱー(英語表記)Edward Whymper
Whymper - Edward Whymper

A British mountaineer active during the golden age of Alpine mountaineering. Born in London, he became an illustrator. He went to the Alps for work in 1860, and, fascinated by the beauty of the mountains, began mountaineering. He was the first to summit the Grandes Jorasses and the Aiguille Belt. In 1865, after eight attempt climbs, he was the first to summit the Matterhorn, which was said to be impregnable, but on the way back, four of the seven members fell to their deaths when their rope broke. Whymper, the leader of the expedition, had to endure public criticism and a trial, even though he was found not guilty.

He made expeditions to Greenland in 1867 and 1872. In 1880, he was the first to summit Chimborazo in the Andes. In 1901, he made an expedition to the Canadian Rockies, and was the first to summit several peaks there. He made further expeditions to the Rockies in 1903, 1904, and 1910. He joined the Alpine Club in 1861, and was its vice-president from 1872 to 1874. He died in Chamonix, France in 1911. His books include "A Record of Climbing the Alps" (1871) and "A Journey through the Equatorial Andes" (1981-1982). He also invented the Whymper tent.

[Tokuhisa Kyuuou]

"Alps Climbing Journal" translated by Uramatsu Samitaro (Iwanami Bunko)

[References] | Alps | Andes | Aiguille Belt | Grandes Jorasses | Chimborazo Volcano | Mountaineering | Matterhorn
Whymper's Memorial
A relief of Edward Whymper, the British mountaineer who was the first to reach the summit of the Matterhorn in 1865. Zermatt, Switzerland ©Shogakukan ">

Whymper's Memorial


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Japanese:

アルプス登山の黄金時代に活躍したイギリスの登山家。ロンドンに生まれ、挿絵画家となる。1860年仕事でアルプスに行き、山の美しさに魅せられ登山を始めた。グランド・ジョラスやエギュイーユ・ベルトなどの初登頂を行う。1865年8回の試登後、難攻不落を誇ったマッターホルンに初登頂したが、帰途ザイルの切断で7名中4名が転落死した。リーダーのウィンパーは世間の指弾と、無罪になったが裁判にも耐えねばならなかった。

 1867年と1872年グリーンランド遠征。1880年アンデスのチンボラソ初登頂。1901年カナディアン・ロッキー遠征、その数峰に初登頂した。ロッキーにはその後も1903、1904、1910年に遠征した。1861年アルパイン・クラブに入会、1872~1874年同副会長。1911年フランスのシャモニーで客死。著書に『アルプス登攀記(とうはんき)』(1871)、『赤道帯アンデスの旅』(1981~1982)など。ウィンパー・テントの考案者でもある。

[徳久球雄]

『浦松佐美太郎訳『アルプス登攀記』(岩波文庫)』

[参照項目] | アルプス | アンデス山脈 | エギュイーユ・ベルト山 | グランド・ジョラス山 | チンボラソ火山 | 登山 | マッターホルン山
ウィンパーの記念碑
1865年にマッターホルン山初登頂を果たしたイギリスの登山家エドワード・ウィンパーのレリーフ。スイス ツェルマット©Shogakukan">

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