Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Europe Switzerland. The Matterhorn. Peyto Lake. Sequoia National Park. Mount Fuji. Thanks in advance. Matterhorn Mountain Facts Country: Switzerland. Location: Pennine Alps. Height in meters: 4, Prominence in meters: 1, First Ascent: Beauty Rating: 4. Featured Photo. Beautiful World is a travel guide and travel blog with photos of the most naturally beautiful locations to inspire plans for your next holiday or trip.
We give you the best places to visit, maps, pictures, things to do, tour guide facts and best time to go information for the most beautiful places in the World. Clothing: summer alpine mountaineering boots, warm and windproof top and bottom layers, waterproof top and bottom layers, rain jacket, warm hat, 2 pairs of gloves light and warm , warm socks. Climbing gear: classic crampons, ice axe, harness, 2 screw carabiners and slings, helmet. These can usually be rented in sport shops in Zermatt or Cervinia.
Other items: rucksack liters , head torch with additional batteries, daisy chain or longe, sunglasses, sunscreen, 2-liter water bottle, snacks, travel insurance details, cash Swiss francs and euros.
Price often includes only the guiding fee and the group equipment. Some possible additional expenses you should consider are:. As mentioned above, this ascent requires previous acclimatization. If the selected program does not include preparation, you will need to book it separately.
Acclimatization for Matterhorn often involves climbing other 4,meter peaks in the area, with progressive difficulty, during 1 to 8 days , including overnights in high altitude mountain huts.
Below you will find a few itineraries as examples:. Check with us for more suggestions! Therefore, besides Matterhorn, there are several other mountaineering and trekking activities available in the area, some of which can also serve as acclimatization before your ascent. Many of these outings depart from Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia, as well as from other surrounding towns.
Some guides also offer longer adventures that include climbing Matterhorn as well as other iconic peaks in the Alps, such as the day ascent to Mont Blanc, Matterhorn and Eiger with preparation suggested by IFMGA-certified guide Francis.
Climbing the legendary Matterhorn is definitely a unique and memorable experience. Check out the numerous Matterhorn ascent programs you can book through Explore-Share.
Read this blog post in French. Mountaineering - Italy. Breithorn, Pennine Alps, Guided Ascent. Facebook Messenger. Sep 15, Hence, the mountain could technically be considered African. The resulting pyramid-shaped peak has four distinct sides that align with the cardinal directions : north, south, east and west.
The north side faces Zermatt Valley and the east overlooks Gornergrat Ridge, both in Switzerland, while the south face points toward the Italian town of Brueil-Cervinia and the western side overlooks the Swiss-Italian border. The igloo resort includes more than a half-dozen individual igloos or hotel rooms interconnected by a series of tunnels, as well as a bar and restaurant. On July 22, an Englishwoman named Lucy Walker became the first woman to reach the top of the Matterhorn—and she did it while wearing a long flannel skirt.
When she got word that her rival Meta Brevoort, a fellow climber failed to summit a few years earlier due to bad weather, was also headed to Zermatt, Walker made a beeline for the mountain and started climbing. Soon, news of Walker's success spread across the globe. Undeterred, Brevoort made a successful climb to the summit too.
She reached the top a few days after Walker—the first woman to reach the top via the Italian side of the mountain. Switzerland was one of the first countries in the world to use posters as a way to entice travelers to visit. To see the summit reflected in a mountain lake, the Stellisee, at an altitude of 2, metres, is another classic: it's just 20 minutes' walk from the Blauherd mountain station. Less familiar and away from the main hiking trails, the Riffelsee also offers a majestic panoramic view of the mountain.
Visitors can reach various peaks such as the Klein Matterhorn, the Gornergrat or the Rothorn by cable car: up there, vast landscapes fill the horizon, with the iconic Matterhorn ever towering above them. Beyond its iconic status, the Matterhorn continues to fascinate mountaineers, 3, of whom attempt to climb it every summer.
Conquering the summit is considered difficult and it's an undertaking that requires a high level of expertise and a competent guide. Zermatt is a dream destination for experienced mountaineers, as the resort is surrounded by 38 peaks over 4, metres. The summit's special aura can also be explained by its history, as for a long time it resisted mountaineers' attempts to scale it.
It remained unconquered until — when it was climbed by the British expedition led by Edward Whymper — 79 years later than Mont Blanc. At that time it was the last remaining Swiss peak of 4, metres to be conquered by man. Before succeeding in his project, Whymper, a mountaineering fanatic, made numerous other attempts to scale the Matterhorn — both from the Italian side and the Swiss side — all of them doomed to failure.
The story of the Matterhorn ascent is told in the Zermatlantis Matterhorn Museum.
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