Niklaus Knubel

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Niklaus Knubel (born October 17, 1841 in St. Niklaus ; † September 6, 1877 on Liskamm ) was a Swiss mountaineer and mountain guide from the Valais . He was a pioneer of women alpinism and enchaînements.

Pioneer of women's alpinism

In 1871, Niklaus Knubel was the first woman to lead Lucy Walker to the Matterhorn ( 4,357  m above sea level ). Margaret Claudia Brevoort was the first woman to traverse the Matterhorn from Zermatt to Breuil under his leadership in 1871 .

Knubel also led the first woman to the Weisshorn ( 4506  m above sea level ) and the Dent Blanche ( 4357  m above sea level ) in 1871 .

Enchaînements pioneer

Grenzsattel ( 4453  m above sea level ), Grenzgipfel ( 4596  m above sea level ), Dunantspitze / Ostspitze ( 4632  m above sea level ) and Dufourspitze ( 4634  m above sea level ) of Monte Rosa

On July 23, 1877, the St. Niklaus mountain guides Niklaus Knubel and Josef Truffer climbed the Grenzsattel ( 4453  m above sea level ), the Grenzgipfel ( 4596  m above sea level ), the Dunantspitze / Ostspitze ( 4632  m above sea level ) and the Dufourspitze ( 4634  m above sea level ) of Monte Rosa .

Liskamm

On September 6, 1877, the three brothers Niklaus, Johannes and Peter Josef Knubel and their tourists had an accident on the Liskamm. About 150 meters below the summit, a puddle of snow broke in the east ridge of the Liskamm.

First ascents (selection)

  • August 18, 1873: First ascent of the Schwarzhorn (Corno Nero) with his older brother Peter Knubel
  • the other first ascents see below under literature

literature

  • Christian Imboden: Mountains: job, calling, fate . Rotten Verlag , Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 . Page 166: Niklaus Knubel (1841–1877) , pages 109 ff .: The first ascents

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Imboden: Mountains: Profession, Vocation, Fate . Rotten Verlag, Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 . Pages 179 ff .: The Matterhorn .
  2. ↑ Christian Imboden: Mountains: Profession, Vocation, Fate . Rotten Verlag, Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 . Pages 110 f: The first ascents of the St. Niklaus mountain guides to the present day .
  3. ↑ Christian Imboden: Mountains: Profession, Vocation, Fate . Rotten Verlag, Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 . Pages 115 and 94: Climbing difficult routes or summits one after the other .
  4. ↑ Christian Imboden: Mountains: Profession, Vocation, Fate . Rotten Verlag, Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 . Page 166: Niklaus Knubel (1841–1877) .
personal data
SURNAME Knubel, Niklaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss mountaineers and mountain guides from the Valais
DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Niklaus
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1877
Place of death Liskamm , Canton of Valais, Switzerland