Toni Schmid

Toni Schmid was a German mountaineer.

Career

In 1932, he posthumously won a gold medal for alpinism at the Olympic Games, along with his brother Franz, for being the first people to climb the northern wall of the Matterhorn on 1 August 1931. Schmid died on 16 May 1932 while attempting to climb the northwest face of the Wiesbachhorn. His friend, future Olympic canoeist Ernst [Krebs (canoeist)|Ernst Krebs], survived the accident.
Toni worked as a construction engineer. His nickname was "Toni Tollkühn".
The "Schmid route" of the Matterhorn is named after the brothers today.