Peter Bohren (June 20, 1822 – July 4, 1882) was a

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mountain guide from

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. Peter Bohren made three first ascents in the

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. On August 11, 1858, he jointly made the first ascent of the

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(3967 m above sea level), climbing via the west face with fellow guide,

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, and Charles Barrington. The group started at 3:30 a.m. at the Hotel Wengernalp and the mountaineers reached the summit of the Eiger in the fog at 12 noon. The following year, he reached the

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(4193 m) with two colleagues and a guest on June 18, 1859. His last first ascent was the Äbeni Flue (3962 m) together with a colleague and a guest via today's normal route (southwest flank and southeast ridge) on August 27, 1868.Erstbesteigungen Peter Bohrens
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