Henriette d'Angeville (10 March 1794 in Semur-en-Auxois – 13 January 1871 in Lausanne) was the second woman to climb Mont Blanc, and the first to do so unaided.
Henriette d'Angeville was a descendant of a French aristocratic family. After the French Revolution, her father was imprisoned and her grandfather executed,[1] and the family moved to Bugey in the Rhône-Alpes region. After her father's death, in 1827, she settled in Geneva.[2] An avid walker, for a long time she longed to climb Mont Blanc and finally did so in 1838, becoming the first woman since Maria Paradis in 1808 to climb Europe's highest mountain.
D'Angeville continued to climb for twenty-five years, scaling twenty-one more peaks, as well as again summiting Mont Blanc. Her last Alpine ascent was on Oldenhorn, at age 65.[3] In her later years she also became interested in speleology and founded a museum of mineralogy in Lausanne, where she died.
Mont Blanc expeditionedit
D'Angeville set off for Mont Blanc in 1838, in the company of Joseph-Marie Couttet, five other guides, and six porters.[1] A suggestion had been made by the guides to join with two all-male groups, but d'Angeville declined.[2] Her arrival in Chamonix created quite a stir; crowds cheered her on her way to the mountain. She received a social call at the Grand Mulets, at 10,000 feet, from a Polish nobleman (who sent his card to her tent), and an English group joined them as well.[1]
D'Angeville's party left for the summit on 4 September 1838 at 2 AM. Along the way d'Angeville proved herself strong and agile enough;[4] particularly on rock she climbed as well as the men,[2] though she did suffer from heart palpitations and drowsiness.[5] The party reached the top of the mountain at 1:15 PM. Toasts were made with champagne, doves were released from the summit to announce their success, and d'Angeville was hoisted on the men's shoulders and cheered. A cannon salute welcomed them on their return to Chamonix. The celebrations the next day also included a special guest, at d'Angeville's request, the now sixty-year-old Maria Paradis.[4] Also present in Chamonix during that time, though he left the day before d'Angeville's successful climb, was a young, poor, and hopeful author and mountaineer Albert Richard Smith. Smith had tried to attach himself to an expedition but would not climb the mountain until 1851, after which he turned his experience into a theatrical show; he notes d'Angeville's expedition (and the "Polish gentleman [sic]") in his "Ascent of Mont Blanc."[6]
Recognitionedit
Since Paradis, according to her own account, was partly carried up by her guides, d'Angeville is often referred to as the first woman to reach Mont Blanc's summit with her own strength.[7] A street is named for Henriette d'Angeville in Hauteville-Lompnès, near the Angeville castle, acquired by the Angeville family in 1657 and inhabited by Henriette's brother.[8] She is mentioned by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her travel memoir Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands; Stowe had toured extensively through the Alps and had met both Maria Paradis (whom she calls "Marie de Mont Blanc") and d'Angeville, in Geneva.[9]
henriette, angeville, march, 1794, semur, auxois, january, 1871, lausanne, second, woman, climb, mont, blanc, first, unaided, contents, biography, mont, blanc, expedition, recognition, references, bibliographybiography, edit, descendant, french, aristocratic, . Henriette d Angeville 10 March 1794 in Semur en Auxois 13 January 1871 in Lausanne was the second woman to climb Mont Blanc and the first to do so unaided Henriette d Angeville Contents 1 Biography 2 Mont Blanc expedition 3 Recognition 4 References 5 BibliographyBiography editHenriette d Angeville was a descendant of a French aristocratic family After the French Revolution her father was imprisoned and her grandfather executed 1 and the family moved to Bugey in the Rhone Alpes region After her father s death in 1827 she settled in Geneva 2 An avid walker for a long time she longed to climb Mont Blanc and finally did so in 1838 becoming the first woman since Maria Paradis in 1808 to climb Europe s highest mountain D Angeville continued to climb for twenty five years scaling twenty one more peaks as well as again summiting Mont Blanc Her last Alpine ascent was on Oldenhorn at age 65 3 In her later years she also became interested in speleology and founded a museum of mineralogy in Lausanne where she died Mont Blanc expedition editD Angeville set off for Mont Blanc in 1838 in the company of Joseph Marie Couttet five other guides and six porters 1 A suggestion had been made by the guides to join with two all male groups but d Angeville declined 2 Her arrival in Chamonix created quite a stir crowds cheered her on her way to the mountain She received a social call at the Grand Mulets at 10 000 feet from a Polish nobleman who sent his card to her tent and an English group joined them as well 1 D Angeville s party left for the summit on 4 September 1838 at 2 AM Along the way d Angeville proved herself strong and agile enough 4 particularly on rock she climbed as well as the men 2 though she did suffer from heart palpitations and drowsiness 5 The party reached the top of the mountain at 1 15 PM Toasts were made with champagne doves were released from the summit to announce their success and d Angeville was hoisted on the men s shoulders and cheered A cannon salute welcomed them on their return to Chamonix The celebrations the next day also included a special guest at d Angeville s request the now sixty year old Maria Paradis 4 Also present in Chamonix during that time though he left the day before d Angeville s successful climb was a young poor and hopeful author and mountaineer Albert Richard Smith Smith had tried to attach himself to an expedition but would not climb the mountain until 1851 after which he turned his experience into a theatrical show he notes d Angeville s expedition and the Polish gentleman sic in his Ascent of Mont Blanc 6 Recognition editSince Paradis according to her own account was partly carried up by her guides d Angeville is often referred to as the first woman to reach Mont Blanc s summit with her own strength 7 A street is named for Henriette d Angeville in Hauteville Lompnes near the Angeville castle acquired by the Angeville family in 1657 and inhabited by Henriette s brother 8 She is mentioned by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her travel memoir Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands Stowe had toured extensively through the Alps and had met both Maria Paradis whom she calls Marie de Mont Blanc and d Angeville in Geneva 9 References edit a b c Brown 13 25 a b c Mazel 4 5 Brown 29 a b Brown 26 28 Riley 33 Smith 392 Grabne par 7 Domain par 4 Stowe 237 Bibliography editd Angeville Henriette 1987 Mon excursion au Mont Blanc Arthaud ISBN 978 2 7003 0664 4 Brown Rebecca A 2002 Women on High Pioneers of Mountaineering Appalachian Mountain Club Books ISBN 1 929173 13 X Domain Guy 29 July 2010 Hauteville Lompnes La Rue Centrale un condense de l histoire de la station Le Progres Archived from the original on 31 July 2010 Retrieved 21 August 2010 Grabne Martin 30 July 2010 Der Berg ist eine Frau Der Standard Retrieved 21 August 2010 Mazel David 1994 Mountaineering women stories by early climbers Texas A amp M UP ISBN 978 0 89096 617 4 Riley Glenda 1999 Women and nature saving the Wild West U of Nebraska P p 33 ISBN 978 0 8032 8975 8 Smith Albert March 1852 Ascent of Mont Blanc The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature Science and Art 391 408 Retrieved 21 August 2010 Stowe Harriet Beecher 1854 Sunny memories of foreign lands Vol 2 Phillips Sampson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henriette d 27Angeville amp oldid 1212778252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
