Talk:First ascent of the Matterhorn

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Who?[edit]

"Whymper had as yet no suspicion that the "distinguished family" was Giordano himself" "the expedition which was to prepare the way for Quintino Sella."

Who were Giordano and Sella, and why are they considered to be so important that no one reading this article would need an explanation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.184.247 (talk) 00:20, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this written so oddly?[edit]

I'm sorry but the prose in this article reads like some sort of old-timey storybook. Why is such weird verbiage and prose used in this article? Spotle99 (talk) 05:03, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Probably because one of the main sources is a book translated into English in 1908. You're welcome to edit for readability and tone if the mood strikes you. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 16:51, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is outrageous that this article is based nearly solely on Whymper's biased account from 1871. It is bullshit that the "rope was tight" between him and the older Taugwalder. If so, all seven climbers would have died, but Taugwalder managed to sling the rope around a rock and thus saved them. It also seems that Whymper cut the AC rope during the ascent in order to reach the summit first, and this later made it necessary to use the weakest rope between Douglas and Taugwalder senior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:E2:370E:6F53:F9DB:51D8:13F7:F183 (talk) 17:25, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]