Peter Taugwalder (4 April 1820 – 10 July 1888) was a Swiss mountaineer and guide. Along with his son of the same name, Taugwalder was one of seven men that made the first ascent of the Matterhorn in July 1865. He was also one of the three men that survived the descent, along with his son and Edward Whymper.[1]
A native of Zermatt, Taugwalder also made the first ascent of Pollux (1864) and the Hohberghorn (1869). Other notable climbs include the second ascent of the Dunantspitze (1851) and the Ober Gabelhorn (1865).
Following the disastrous first ascent of the Matterhorn in which four men died, Taugwalder's conduct was the subject of an investigation in which he was cleared of responsibility. Nonetheless, Taugwalder suffered from recriminations and accusations by other mountaineers. He quit his guide job a few years after the accident and emigrated to North America. He died near Schwarzsee soon after his return to Zermatt.
Taugwalder had two sons, Peter and Joseph Taugwalder. His parents were mountain farmers.
^Whymper, Edward (2002). Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-1869. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. pp. 369–378. ISBN 9780792269236.
PeterTaugwalder (4 April 1820 – 10 July 1888) was a Swiss mountaineer and guide. Along with his son of the same name, Taugwalder was one of seven men...
Charles Hudson, Douglas Hadow, Michel Croz, and two Zermatt guides, PeterTaugwalder and his son of the same name, on 14 July 1865. Douglas, Hudson, Hadow...
famed French mountaineer Michel Croz and the Swiss father and son PeterTaugwalder Sr. and Jr., and accompanied by the British gentlemen Charles Hudson...
followed by Hadow, then Hudson, Douglas, old PeterTaugwalder and Whymper, with young PeterTaugwalder bringing up the rear. According to Claire Engel...
any proof, and PeterTaugwalder was acquitted. The rope had snapped between Taugwalder and Lord Francis Douglas. Whymper asked Taugwalder to show him the...
years later, on 22 August 1851, Johann Zumtaugwald returned, with PeterTaugwalder and Peter Inderbinen and the Swiss botanist brothers Adolf and Hermann Schlagintweit...
almost reached the summit with the guides PeterTaugwalder and his son. But after a minor accident, PeterTaugwalder refused to go any higher. Kennedy would...
One such group consisted of Douglas, Edward Whymper, and their guide PeterTaugwalder. Whymper had already made several unsuccessful attempts on the mountain...
Stecknadelhorn 76 Hohbergjoch August 1869 R. B. Heathcote, Franz Biner, Peter Perren, PeterTaugwalder 30 Vincent Pyramid 4,215 Monte Rosa Massif Italy 0.7 Schwarzhorn...
(from Zermatt East face) by Thomas Stuart Kennedy guided by Peter Perren and PeterTaugwalder (c. 3350 m) July 7–8: Attempt by E. Whymper, Reginald J. S...
north-north-west ridge, was made one day later by Lord Francis Douglas, PeterTaugwalder and Joseph Vianin on 7 July 1865. At the time of their ascent they...
years later, on 22 August 1851, Johann Zumtaugwald returned, with PeterTaugwalder and Peter Inderbinen and the Swiss botanist brothers Adolf and Hermann Schlagintweit...
Erschliessung 2, 251-7 Repeated on 22 Aug 1851 by Johann Zumtaugwald, PeterTaugwalder, Peter Inderbinen and Adolf and Hermann Schlagintweit. Wolfgang Pusch...
first climbed by R. B. Heathcote, with guides Franz Biner, Peter Perren and PeterTaugwalder on, in August 1869 via the west gully above the Hohberg Glacier...
first women to climb the Jungfrau and the Matterhorn; her guide was PeterTaugwalder, who had made the first ascent with Edward Whymper. In 1893, the couple...
Hudson, Hadow, Douglas and the guides Croz and Taugwalder father and son. Only Whymper and the guides Taugwalder will survive the descent. Luis Trenker as...
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