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deserves a special mention (the Britons called him Bennen): He guided<br />
the first ascent of the Weisshorn and reached the summit structure of the<br />
Matterhorn on the Italian side. The most active guests were Thomas Stuart<br />
Kennedy, Leslie Stephen, John Tyndall, Lord Francis Douglas, Charles<br />
Hudson and, of course, Edward Whymper.<br />
Mountain guide Franz<br />
<strong>Biner</strong> (‘Weisshorn <strong>Biner</strong>’).<br />
He accompanied Whymper<br />
on his first ascent of the<br />
Aiguille Verte and participated<br />
in first ascents in<br />
the entire Alpine region.<br />
16 The conquest of the Zermatt Mountains
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