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appendix.

SCRAMBLES AMONGST THE ALPS.

F. TABLE OF ATTEMPTS MADE TO ASCEND THE MATTERHORN

PREVIOUS TO THE FIRST ASCENT.

No.	Date.	Names.	Side upon which the attempt was made, and place arrived at.	Greatest height attained.	Remarks.
1	1855-9.	J.-Antoine Carrel. J.-Jacques Carrel. Victor Carrel. Gab. Maquignaz. Abbé Gorret.	Breil side "Chimney."	12,650	Several attempts were made before this height was attained; the men concerned cannot remember how many. See p. 84.
	1860.
2	July	Alfred Parker. Charles Parker. Sandbach Parker.	Zermatt side. East face.	11,500 ?	Without guides. p. 85.

July Alfred Parker. Charles Parker. Sandbach Parker.

,500 ?

August . V. Hawkins. Breil side ,992 Guides — J. J. Bennen and J.- J. Tyndall. Hawkins got to foot of "Great Tower," Tyn- dall a few feet ,050 ? Jacques Carrel. Pp. 85-7. . higher.

July Messrs. Parker Zermatt side. East face. ,700 ? No guides. P. 87.

Aug. 29 . J.-Antoine Carrel. J. -Jacques Carrel. Breil side " Crete du Coq." ,230 See p. 95.

Aug. 29-30 Edward Whymper . Breil side ,650 Camped upon the mountain, with . "Chimney." an Oberland guide. Pp. 90-5.

January . T. S. Kennedy Zermatt side. East face. ,000? Winter attempt. Pp. 96-7.

July 7-8 . R. J. S. Macdonald. Breil side ,000 Guides — Johann zum Taugwald Edward Whymper. Arete below " Chimney." and Johann Kronig. Pp. 102-3.

July 9-10 R. J. S. Macdonald. Breil side ,992 Guides — J. -A. Carrel and Pession. Edward Whymper. "Great Tower." P. 104.

July 18-19 »j >> Breil side Somewhat higher than the lowest part of the "Cravate." ,400 Alone. Pp. 105-119.

July 23-24

Breil side " Crete du Coq." ,150 Guides — J. -A. Carrel, Csesar Car- rel, and Luc Meynet. P. 123.

July 25-26

Breil side Nearly as high as the highest part of the "Cravate." ,460 With Luc Meynet. Pp. 125-6.

July 27-28 J. Tyndall . Breil side "The Shoulder," to foot of final ,970 Guides — J. J. Bennen and Anton Walter ; porters — J.-Antoine Car- rel, Caesar Carrel, and another. . peak. Pp. 126-9, 133-4.

Aug. 10-11 1865. Edward Whymper . Breil side "Crete du Coq." ,280 Guides — J. -A. Carrel, Csesar Car- rel, Luc Meynet, and two porters. Pp. 169-176.

June 21 .

South-east face ,200 ? Guides — Michel Croz, Christian Aimer, Franz Biener ; porter- Luc Meynet. Pp. 290-3.

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