Yvette Vaucher

Yvette Vaucher (née Pilliard; 11 November 1929 – 30 September 2023) was a Swiss mountaineer and parachutist.

Credited as Switzerland's first female parachutist, she was also the first woman to climb the Matterhorn's north face.

[4] An article in the St. Petersburg Times about the Vauchers' success was titled "Swiss Housewife Steals Matterhorn Show", and when interviewed about her plans after the descent, Yvette answered, "to go have a hair-do – fast.

"[4] Yvette and Michel Vaucher made numerous significant climbs in the Alps throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Piz Badile, the Aiguille de Triolet, the Aiguille du Dru, the Eiger, the Große Zinne and the Grandes Jorasses.

[1] Vaucher was denied membership of the Swiss Alpine Club until 1979, when she became one of the first women to be made an honorary member.