Félicité Carrel

Félicité Carrel was an Italian mountaineer, known for her 1867 attempt to climb Mount Matterhorn.[1]

Biography

Carrel was the daughter of Italian mountaineer Jean-Antoine Carrel. In 1867 Carrel and her father joined climbers César Carrel, Jean-Joseph, Victor and Jean-Pierre Maquignaz in an attempt to scale Mount Matterhorn. Carrel climbed to 400 feet from the summit,[2] but was prohibited from going further by her skirts which had caught in the wind and returned with her father while the others continued on.[3]

Legacy

Carrel's 1867 climb attempt makes her the first woman to do so.[4] The point on Mount Matterhorn that she reached is named for her: Col Félicité.

References

  1. ↑ Hallam, Kate (2017-09-23). "Climbing the Matterhorn, 150 years after the first female attempt". sea2summits. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ↑ Bill, Shirley (17 Dec 1985). "Getting to the Top Is What's Important : Mountain Climbing in Switzerland Tests One's Courage and Love of Adventure". LA Times.
  3. ↑ Jones, Susanna (26 Mar 2012). "For the female mountaineering pioneers, it was an uphill struggle". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Carrel, Felicite (Fl. 1860s)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 6, 2021.


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