The Matterhorn ... snow covered and can be delicate in descent. At 4,478m you will need to be acclimatised otherwise you will grind to a halt at best. At worst you are at very real risk of Acute ...

Knife-edge crests with waist-deep, unstable snow, past grade V/V+ sections at 4300m through the overhangs ... They set off on 19 August 1992 with the aim of climbing all 4 Matterhorn ridges in 24 ...

Swiss Mountaineer Dani Arnold breaks the record for the quickest ascent of the north face of the Matterhorn mountain in the Alps. The 1,100 meter-high climb usually takes mountain climbers between ...

lots of snow with falling rocks," said Chris. "On the day of our climb, there were 10 of us and one person died. A guy fell 400 metres and they had to collect him by helicopter." "The Matterhorn ...

She is ranked 5th in the world in her age group for ice climbing, and has been training at Snow Factor Braehead ... Grandes Jorasses, and the Matterhorn, with the guidance of seasoned alpinist ...

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Mr Al Refai and German climbers Hermann Berie and Dr Gernot Overbeck finally conceded defeat on Monday afternoon as heavy snow and high ... whose Mission Matterhorn had been sponsored by the ...

thanks to the quality of the climbing and the beauty of the objective. The peak is a stunning snow spire that the climbers ...