Swiss American Historical Society Review
Keywords
Swiss Mountain Guides, Canadian Rockies, alpinists, Golden Age of Alpinism
Abstract
With the Golden Age of Alpinism (ca. 1850-1890) having drawn the world’s attention to the necessity of trained and experienced Swiss mountain guides, the services of such guides were in high demand, and not just in Switzerland. Climbing as a summer sport began to take hold in Europe in the 1860s. English alpinists, along with their Swiss local guides, began checking the mountains of the Swiss Alps off their list.
Recommended Citation
Hacken, Richard
(2025)
"Swiss Mountain Guides in the Canadian Rockies,"
Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 61:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol61/iss1/5
