Michel Croz

Michel Croz
Whymper's engraving of Michel Croz, 1865
Born	Michel Auguste Croz (1830-04-22)22 April 1830 Le Tour, Chamonix, France
Died	14 July 1865(1865-07-14) (aged 35) Matterhorn, Switzerland
Occupation	Mountain guide
Known for	Matterhorn first ascent

Michel Auguste Croz (22 April 1830 in Le Tour, Chamonix valley – 14 July 1865, on the Matterhorn) was a Chamoniard mountain guide of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps during the golden age of alpinism. He is chiefly remembered for his death on the first ascent of the Matterhorn and for his climbing partnership (as a guide) with Edward Whymper.