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Marguerite "Meta" Claudia Brevoort (November 8, 1825 – December 19, 1876) was an American mountain climber . Brevoort was born on November 8, 1825, and spent her early years in a Paris convent school.
6 days ago · And so it was that Margaret Claudia Brevoort, known as Meta Brevoort (1825-1876), dreamt of being the first woman to reach the summit of the Matterhorn. As one of the strongest female alpinists of her time, she made her first attempt on the Matterhorn in 1869.
Aug 30, 2017 · MARGUERITE “META” CLAUDIA BREVOORT WAS born in New York in 1825. Raised in Paris, she spent summers with her family in Switzerland but didn’t begin climbing in the Alps until age thirty-nine. Brevoort took her young nephew, William Coolidge, as her mountaineering companion.
- The Matterhorn: Most Sought-After Trophy
- Noblesse Oblige: Congratulations in The Midst of Rivalry
- Meta‘S Silver Medal: First Woman to Traverse The Matterhorn
- About The Book
The Matterhorn was regarded as the most desirable trophy by both men and women mountaineers. Lucy Walker was not the only woman whose dream it was to reach the peak. Various women attempted the ascent, most notably Meta Brevoort (1825-1876), a New Yorker who had settled in England. Just like Miss Walker, Meta was making a name for herself in the mo...
Meta Brevoort arrived just after Lucy‘s achievement to receive the shocking news that she had missed her chance to win the ultimate trophy. That very evening, the two women met each other in Zermatt. What Meta really felt on this occasion is anyone’s guess but contemporary sources state that “there were congratulations” – noblesse oblige. This woul...
Meta, however, was not cowed by Lucy‘s successful ascent of the Matterhorn. She waited until conditions on the mountain were just right and, on 5th September, became the first woman to traverse the mountain from Zermatt to Breuil (Cervinia) in Italy. During the following two weeks, she also became the first woman to ascend the Weisshorn (4,506 metr...
“Erste am Seil – Pionierinnen in Fels und Eis” by Caroline Fink and Karin Steinbach was published in September 2013. Featuring 26 carefully researched and lively portraits as well as background information, the book documents the achievements of female Alpinists including the first pioneers in the 19th century, women mountaineers from all around th...
Jul 22, 2021 · The accomplished competitor was the American climber Margaret Claudia Brevoort, known as Meta. Aged 46 in 1871, she was in excellent physical condition and considered, in mountaineering...
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Mar 9, 2016 · Meta Brevoort was in competition to be the first woman to reach the summit, but fellow mountaineer Lucy Walker claimed the title.
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Aug 12, 2019 · Meta Brevoort was the first woman to cross the Matterhorn to Breuil and back, also in 1871. Celebratory unveiling To honour them, the Zermatt – Matterhorn has installed two bronze plaques at the bottom of Bahnhofstrasse.
