# De Saussure — Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860–69 character guide

> De Saussure in Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860–69 by Edward Whymper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the British De Saussure

**First appearance:** 0005-i-introductory

## Who they are

An 18th-century naturalist and early mountaineer whose explorations are referenced in the book.

## In the story

### [The Val Tournanche—Direct Pass from Breuil to Zermatt (Breuiljoch)—Zermatt—Ascent of the Grand Tournalin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scrambles_amongst_the_alps_in_the_years_1860_69_se/chapters/vi-the-val-tournanche-direct-pass-from-breuil-to-zermatt-breuiljoch-zermatt-ascent-of-the-grand-tournalin)

Mentioned in comparison to the poor state of paths in Val Tournanche.

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