Charles Barrington

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Charles Barrington was an Irish mountaineer best known for leading the first successful ascent of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps in 1858.

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Charles Barrington canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish person
human
mountaineer
burialPlace St. Paul’s Churchyard, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
climbedMountain Eiger
climbingPartner Christian Almer
Peter Bohren
countryOfClimb Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1834
dateOfDeath 1901
firstAscentDate 1858-08-11
firstAscentOf Eiger
firstAscentYear 1858
inspiredBy view of the Eiger from Interlaken
knownFor climbing in the Swiss Alps
leading the first successful ascent of the Eiger
ledExpedition first ascent of the Eiger
mountainRangeClimbed Bernese Alps
name Charles Barrington
nationality Ireland
notableAchievement reached the summit of the Eiger on 11 August 1858
notableWork first ascent of the Eiger
occupation merchant
mountaineer
organizedEvent foot races in Ireland
horse races in Ireland
placeOfBirth Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
placeOfDeath Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
reasonForNotClimbingMoreAlps lack of money
residence Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
sport mountaineering

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Eiger firstAscentBy Charles Barrington
Eiger firstAscentBy Charles Barrington
subject linked to: The Eiger
Charles Barrington name Charles Barrington