Amé Gorret
Amé Gorret | |
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| Native name | l'abbé Gorret (Father Gorret) |
| Born | October 25, 1836 Valtournenche, Aosta Valley |
| Died | November 4, 1907 Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Occupation | Priest and mountaineer |
Amé Gorret (1836-1907), known in his native Aosta Valley as the "Abbé Gorret" ("Father Gorret"), was a priest and Alpinist (mountaineer).
He was a member of the group which in 1865 undertook the second successful ascent of the Matterhorn, which was the first such ascent from the Italian side.
Throughout his life he enjoyed a reputation for being unconventional, and was therefore frequently assigned to remote mountain parishes.