Amé Gorret

Amé Gorret
Native name
l'abbé Gorret (Father Gorret)
Born(1836-10-25)October 25, 1836
Valtournenche, Aosta Valley
DiedNovember 4, 1907(1907-11-04) (aged 71)
Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy
OccupationPriest and mountaineer

Amé Gorret (1836-1907), known in his native Aosta Valley as the "Abbé Gorret" ("Father Gorret"), was a priest and Alpinist (mountaineer).

He was a member of the group which in 1865 undertook the second successful ascent of the Matterhorn, which was the first such ascent from the Italian side.

Throughout his life he enjoyed a reputation for being unconventional, and was therefore frequently assigned to remote mountain parishes.

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