

Charles Hudson was an Anglican chaplain and mountain climber from Skillington, Lincolnshire, England. Educated at St Peter's School, York, Hudson was one of the most important climbers of the golden age of alpinism. An immensely strong walker, he claimed amongst his climbs the first ascent of Monte Rosa in 1855, the first official ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul in 1855, the fir…