Matterhorn | mountain, summit

Switzerland / Wallis / Zermatt /
 mountain, summit
The (Italian: Monte Cervino, French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. On the border between Switzerland and Italy, its graceful pyramid towers over the Swiss town of Zermatt and the Italian town Breuil-Cervinia in the Val Tournanche.
Elevation: 4,478 meters (14,693 feet)
It was the last major mountain of the Alps to be climbed, not merely because of its technical difficulty, but of the fear it inspired in early mountaineers. The first serious attempts began around 1858, mostly from the Italian side, but despite appearances, the southern routes are harder, and parties repeatedly found themselves on difficult slippery rock and had to turn back.

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SummitPost link: www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150235/matterhorn-mont...

Here is a wingsuit tour:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gK-zACrlZc
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   45°58'35"N   7°39'30"E

Comments

  • This nmountain is like imposible to climb. The top areas are so steep!
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