Toni Schmid

Toni Schmid
Born(1909-08-22)22 August 1909
Died16 May 1932(1932-05-16) (aged 22)
Occupation(s)Construction engineer, mountaineer
Known forFirst to climb Matterhorn northern wall

Toni Schmid (22 August 1909 – 16 May 1932) was a German mountaineer.

Career

In 1932, he posthumously won a gold medal for alpinism at the Olympic Games, along with his brother Franz, for being the first people to climb the northern wall of the Matterhorn on 1 August 1931.[1][2] Schmid died on 16 May 1932 while attempting to climb the northwest face of the Wiesbachhorn. His friend, future Olympic canoeist Ernst Krebs, survived the accident.[1]

Toni worked as a construction engineer.[3] His nickname was "Toni Tollkühn" ("Temerity Tony").[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Kluge, Volker; Lippert, Thomas (2013). "The Olympic Alpinism Prize and a promise redeemed" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Hebert, Jenny (2011-05-24). "The Original 'Mountain' Bikers". Alpinist. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Toni Schmid". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. ^ "Swiss climber sets Matterhorn record". Swissinfo. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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