Alexander Burgener (10 January 1845, Saas Fee – 8 July 1910, near the Berglihütte ) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many mountains and new routes in the western Alps during the silver age of alpinism .
4-625: Burgener is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Burgener (1845–1910), Swiss mountain guide, first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps Casey Burgener (born 1982), American weightlifter Clair Burgener (1921–2006), American Republican politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1973–1983 Erich Burgener (born 1951), football goalkeeper Hans Burgener (born 1964), Swiss wheelchair curler Jocelyn Burgener n (born 1949), Canadian politician [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
8-748: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alexander Burgener Together with Albert Mummery , he made the first ascent of the Zmuttgrat on the Matterhorn on 3 September 1879, and of the Grands Charmoz (1880) and the Aiguille du Grépon in the Mont Blanc Massif (5 August 1881). With another British alpinist, Clinton Thomas Dent , he made the first ascent of the Lenzspitze (August 1870) and
12-582: The Grand Dru (12 September 1878), He was killed by an avalanche on 8 July 1910 near the Berglihütte in the Bernese Alps . Six other climbers died in the avalanche, including Burgener's son Adolf. Another son, Alexander, lost an eye in the incident. This biographical article relating to climbing or mountaineering is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Swiss biographical article
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