Douglas Robert Hadow

The accident on the Matterhorn, triggered by Hadow, in an engraving by Gustave Doré. Hadow is second from the bottom, with Croz below him. The snapped rope above Hudson and Douglas is clearly seen.

Douglas Robert Hadow (30 May 1846[1][2] – 14 July 1865) was a British novice mountaineer who died on the descent after the first ascent of the Matterhorn.

  1. ^ Burke, John, The Patrician Volume 1 (London, E. Churton, 1846) Births, Marriages, and Deaths (page 288) online at books.google.co.uk (accessed 10 April 2008)
  2. ^ Index of Irish Deaths online at irelandoldnews.com (accessed 10 April 2008)