Charles Hudson

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Charles Hudson (1828 - 1865) was an Anglican chaplain and mountain climber from Skillington, Lincolnshire.

Hudson was one of the most important climbers of the 'Golden Age of Mountaineering'. An immensely strong walker, he is considered a pioneer of guideless climbing in the western Alps, having made the first guideless ascent of Mont Blanc in 1855 and a guideless ascent of the Breithorn. He also nearly completed the ascent of the Aiguille du Gouter solo. Amongst his guided climbs were the first ascent of Mont Blanc by the Bosses route in 1859, the second ascent of the Aiguille Verte (the first by the Moine ridge) in 1865, and the first completed passage of the Mönchjoch in 1858.

He was killed on 14 July 1865 in the notorious accident on the Matterhorn, being dragged off the north face of the mountain together with Lord Francis Douglas and Michel Croz by the rope of the hapless Douglas Hadow. He is buried in the Zermatt churchyard.

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