▁Douglas ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Unter ▁G abel horn ▁( 3 , 3 9 1 ▁m ) ▁with ▁gu ides ▁Peter ▁T aug wal der ▁and ▁P . ▁In ä bn it . ▁ ▁H ear ing ▁of ▁a ▁planned ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁peak ▁by ▁an ▁Italian ▁party , ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Wh ym per ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁British ▁clim bers , ▁Charles ▁Hudson ▁and ▁Douglas ▁Robert ▁H adow , ▁and ▁their ▁guide ▁Michel ▁Cro z . ▁ ▁At ▁ 4 : 3 0   a . m . ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July , ▁a ▁combined ▁party ▁of ▁seven ▁men , ▁led ▁by ▁Wh ym per , ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁the ▁M atter horn ▁under ▁a ▁clear ▁sky : ▁Wh ym per , ▁Douglas , ▁Hudson ▁and ▁H adow , ▁plus ▁T aug wal der ▁and ▁son , ▁and ▁Cro z . ▁They ▁clim bed ▁past ▁the ▁Schwar z see ▁to ▁a ▁plate au ▁where ▁they ▁camp ed . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁It ali ans , ▁led ▁by ▁Car rel , ▁had ▁camp ed ▁at ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁on ▁the ▁Lion ▁R idge . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July , ▁Wh ym per ' s ▁party ▁proceeded ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁first ▁as cent ▁by ▁the ▁H ör n li ▁route . ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁down , ▁H adow ▁fell , ▁knock ing ▁down ▁Cro z , ▁and ▁also ▁drag ging ▁Hudson ▁and ▁Douglas , ▁connected ▁by