Franz Schmid (17 January 1905 – 18 September 1992) was a German mountaineer.

Franz Schmid
Born(1905-01-17)17 January 1905
Died18 September 1992(1992-09-18) (aged 87)
Occupation(s)Police inspector, mountaineer
Known forFirst to climb Matterhorn northern wall

Career

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In 1932, he won a gold medal for alpinism at the Olympic Games, along with his brother Toni (posthumously), for being the first people to climb the northern wall of the Matterhorn on 1 August 1931.[1][2] The same year, Schmid also climbed the north face of the Ortler with Hans Ertl.[3]

In his life, Schmid conquered around 2,000 summits. He worked as a police inspector.[3]

The "Schmid route" of the Matterhorn is named after the brothers today.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kluge, Volker; Lippert, Thomas (2013). "The Olympic Alpinism Prize and a promise redeemed" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  2. ^ Hebert, Jenny (2011-05-24). "The Original 'Mountain' Bikers". Alpinist. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ a b "Olympedia – Franz Schmid". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. ^ "Swiss climber sets Matterhorn record". Swissinfo. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-08.