Matterhorn: The Mountain and the Legend
Between Italy and Switzerland, towering high above the valleys and villages of the Alps, lies the infamous Toblerone Mountain.
At 4,478 meters, the Matterhorn isn't quite the tallest mountain in Europe, but it's one of the most famous. The imposing pyramidal shape of rock, snow, and ice is the focal point of some of the wildest stories about man's eternal quest to accomplish dangerous feats in nature's most unforgiving environments.
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There is the Matterhorn, and then there is the Matterhorn legend. The iconic mountain sits on the border between Italy and Switzerland, towering high above the valleys and villages of the Alps. Back in the 19th century, when mountaineers were conquering one Alpine peak after another for the first time, the Matterhorn could still inspire fear in even the most adventurous pioneers. And for good reason – the trails are treacherous and dangerous, and even today more people lose their lives on the Matterhorn than on most other mountains in the world. The mountain is shrouded in history, and it is almost symbolic that the first successful ascent also marked the end of the golden age of mountaineering, which marked the years between Alfred Wills' ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 and Edward Whymper's fateful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Only three of the seven men who left Zermatt in the early morning of July 13, 1865, survived the trip.
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Edward Whymper published his account of the trip in Scrambles Amongst the Alps in 1871. The book became a worldwide bestseller, and tourists flocked to Switzerland in the summer to catch a glimpse of the legendary peak. Today, the Matterhorn still attracts climbers, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts from all over the world. The pyramid-shaped mountain has been climbed from all sides, angles and ridges since 1865, and in all four seasons. On a cloudless summer day, you can see scores of excited climbers preparing their equipment for the trip to the summit, dreaming of carving their names into the mountain wall, joining the many who have embarked on the perilous journey before them.
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