As a result, Whymper hired the services of Christian Almer, who had been with Alfred Wills on the Wetterhorn in 1854. Whymper describes the push for the summit:
To achieve the summit, Whymper enlisted Christian Almer's assistance, a climber who had been part of Alfred Wills' team on the Wetterhorn in 1854. Whymper explains the process of reaching the summit: