Catalogue description The First Ascent of Aconcagua Stuart Vines

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Details of 1922/B91
Reference: 1922/B91
Title: The First Ascent of Aconcagua Stuart Vines
Description:

Series Title: Original Letters

 

An archive of letters and papers and newspaper cuttings relating to the first successful expedition to climb Mount Aconcagua in South America, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. Writtten by Stuart Vines the first englishman to reach the top. The expedition was led by Edward Fitzgerald with the Swiss guide Mattias Zurbriggen. Related material includes the telegram sent to the Royal Geographical Society reporting on the successful ascent of the summit "Immense Success" and press cuttings and other related documents. These documents are the property of the Alpine Club Library.

 

Contains: Correspondence to Mrs de Trafford and her children from Vines, Lightbody and others. Piece Ref: 1922/B91/1.

 

Places: Argentina

 

Subject: South America
Date: 1896-1898
Held by: Alpine Club Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Henry Southeran Antiquarian Bookseller, London

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