Anton Tožbar
Anton Tožbar the Elder, nickname Špik (born January 3, 1835 near Trenta , † December 22 or 24, 1891 ) was a Slovenian farmer and mountain guide .
Tožbar was the first mountain guide from Julius Kugy (1858–1944), "the father of alpinism" in the Julian Alps . Particularly noteworthy was an accident in which a bear tore off his lower jaw and tongue. Despite the terrible injuries on April 24, 1871, he lived another 20 years. Until his death, his mustache reached down to his upper lip and he wore a scarf. He could only take in liquid food, spoke almost incomprehensibly, but was still active as a tour guide on his excursions. Špik was killed while felling a spruce tree that he and his son Anton Tožbar the younger had cut. A short obituary can be found in the communications of the German and Austrian Alpine Club from 1892.
Individual evidence
- ^ Slovenski Planinski Muzej
- ↑ Julius Kugy
- ↑ Kako je Anton Tožbar izgubil čeljust (PDF; 1.9 MB)
- ↑ Špik Medved
- ↑ Huda nesreča Antona Tožbarja
- ↑ Lovšin, Evgen: V v Triglavu in njegovi soseščini; planinske študije in doživetja, Ljubljana, 1946 catalog entry at Cobiss
- ↑ Communications of the German and Austrian Alpine Club, 1892, issue 1, p. 10
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tožbar, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian mountain guide |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Trenta |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1891 or December 24, 1891 |