Franz Schmid

Franz Schmid (17 January 1905 – 18 September 1992) was a German mountaineer.

Franz Schmid
Born	(1905-01-17)17 January 1905
Died	18 September 1992(1992-09-18) (aged 87)
Occupation(s)	Police inspector, mountaineer
Known for	First to climb Matterhorn northern wall

Career

In 1932, he won a gold medal for alpinism at the Olympic Games, along with his brother Toni (posthumously), for being the first people to climb the northern wall of the Matterhorn on 1 August 1931.^[1][2] The same year, Schmid also climbed the north face of the Ortler with Hans Ertl.^[3]

In his life, Schmid conquered around 2,000 summits. He worked as a police inspector.^[3]

The "Schmid route" of the Matterhorn is named after the brothers today.^[4]