Croce Carrel on the path... | [ Sizes: Orig | Small | Thumb ] |
Croce Carrel on the path above Rifugio L'Orionde. Carrel and Bich, guides from Valtournenche, climbed the Italian Ridge a few days after Whymper climbed the Hornli Ridge. "Carrel never fell!" He died at this spot in 1891.
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Hasn't voted | "ICI EST MORT L'INTREPIDE GUIDE
JEAN ANTOINE CARREL
LE 26 AOUT 1891 AGE DE 62 ANS.
UNE PRIERE POUR LE REPOS DE SON AME."
My translation:
"Here died the intrepid guide, Jean Antoine Carrel, on 26 August 1891, aged 62.
A prayer for the repose of his soul." | | Posted Mar 3, 2008 7:08 am |
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