The Matterhorn

Information

Dates:

August through to mid-September usually ensures there's not an excess of snow on the Hornli Ridge.

7 day Course:

Price:

£1800 per person for 7 days

Climbing Ratio:

Pre-ascent training at client:guide ratio of 2:1. Ascent is 1:1

Summit Only

Price:

Guiding fee for summit only (two days): £550 per person plus expenses

Climbing Ratio:

Client:guide ratio of 1:1.

Suitability:

Course members should be generally fit and some rope and crampon work is desirable. Remember the fitter you are, the more you will enjoy yourself!

Course fee includes:

All guide's expenses
Sound advice on suitable valley accommodation
Complete equipment list
Full organisational assistance

Not included:

Insurance (advise BMC)
Transport to Zermatt
Mountain transport
Valley accommodation and food

Useful Downloads

All downloads are pdf files. You will need Acrobat Reader from Adobe to read these files.

Insurance

Links

www.zermatt.ch

The Matterhorn

The world's most sought-after summit.

Sample itinerary:-7 days

We rendezvous in Zermatt at our usual accommodation for the night, the world-famous Bahnof Hotel (dortoir) followed by rock climbing training on the Rifflehorn.

Then it's more acclimatising on the ascent of the Spitze Flue (3260m). To get us high we climb the Zermatt Breithorn (4165m).

After such a start we take a rest day, prepare and pack for the Matterhorn.
Time to plan for the big day.

The big day arrives and we're off up to the Hornli Hut.
An early start, some hustle and bustle, and then it's a steady climb to the Swiss and then the Italian summits (4477m).

Time for recording the event on camera and then its off back down to the hut, and then to Zermatt where the realisation hits you hard.

As you turn and look up, you can be happy knowing you've cracked it:
The world's most sought after summit.

The Matterhorn