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Mountain history events that happened on 17 September

1. 1784 242 years ago

   

   Dôme du Goûter: first ascent

   

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2. 1878 148 years ago

   Jakob Anderegg dies

   Jakob Anderegg (1827–1878): A pioneer of mountaineering in the AlpsJakob Anderegg was one of the greatest mountaineers and guides of the so-called ‘Golden Age of Mountaineering’, a period of intense exploration and conquest of the major Alpine peaks. Born in...

   

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3. 1944 82 years ago

   

   Reinhold Messner is born is born

   

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4. 1961 65 years ago

   

   Nives Meroi is born is born

   

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5. 1985 41 years ago

   

   Tragedy on the Lyskamm

   

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