Beneath the summit, [Mont Blanc] Du Tacul, 1893 - 1898
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/WHE/3/1/7
Scope and Contents
This image is possibly of Francis Aston-Binns with a guide (the higher of the two).
Dates
- Creation: 1893 - 1898
Creator
- From the File: Wherry, George Edward, 1852-1928 (surgeon and Alpine climber) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
Open access.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright in digitised copy Downing College. Permission required for use.
Biographical / Historical
Aston-Binns' obituary in the Alpine Club journal suggests he climbed Du Tacul (without Wherry) on 10 September 1898, shortly before his death in a climbing accident. This may have been on an earlier joint climb with Wherry, possibly. Wherry's own obituary records his Mont Blanc ascent in 1893.
Extent
1 photographic print(s)
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copy available.
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Contact:
Downing College Archive
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Downing College Archive
Downing College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762905
archivist@dow.cam.ac.uk