Climbing The Matterhorn via Hornli Ridge

Climbing the Matterhorn via the Hornli Ridge during the summer of 2008, during our Alps & Beyond mission in the Magic bus.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Matterhorn
• Hornli Ridge
• Alps
• Switzerland
• Solvay Hut
• Zermatt
• climbing

[hauterouter]

Respect! Fantastic video, you have real guts. The only one I will watch while two good friends climb with a guide each, last night and tonight. What do you wear on your feet, something like La Sportiva Nepal Extreme?

[leeburty]

@hauterouter Thanks. You could wear Nepal Extremes but you don't need to go to that high level. I wore La Sportiva Glacier Evo. Aslong as they're semi ridged and can fit a good crampon you'll be sweet

[MatHarrop]

Awsome video. Love the views from up there. We're aiming to climb the same route next summer. I know you were roped together (which we'll be doing too) but did you have much need for other equipment (cams, wires, chocks, extenders etc) or were there sufficient eyelets and spikes etc?

[leeburty]

@MatHarrop Hey, Yep the mountain is full of spikes/eyelets & fixed ropes...there's something there when you need it! We took the odd cam and nut but didn't use a single one, we just used a sling to clip in for belaying and also clipped a sling around the thick fixed ropes...just incase. Good luck

[WilliamTheSilverBack]

6:03 please don't slip...

[chuckiethemadman]

this is the best vid of mat summit.....you're mental! lovin the knife edge. congratulations

[nsimcoff]

wow. 6:03. What a great video. Congrats

[losteden]

I would like to know some information, which the price of climbing the Matterhorn? and Zermatt have any place to know information about climbing the Matterhorn?we have our equipment? or we can rent? thank you

[realistavysocina]

Krásný video......1*

[brynbushey]

@pikeflyfisherman You flip flop like a pancake, armchair mountaineer...

[pikeflyfisherman]

I plan on doing the Matterhorn one day but when I do it I'll try and solo as much of it as possible. Not a big fan of fixed ropes or bolts at all, not very true to Alpinism or climbing in general. That said, if I need too use them then I need too use them, I'd rather survive than die because of someone else's perception of "pure" style.

[matterhorn1975]

Brill vid, i did this on the 12 September 2004 by the same route, truly awesome.