Overview:
This extraordinary mountain is famous not only for its place in mountaineering history, but also for its striking shape and the beautifully exposed climbing it offers. The Matterhorn remained for a long time the unclimbed dream summit of all alpinists; its technical difficulty combined with the impressive appearance of the steep walls made all the early climbers turn back. It was not until 14 July 1865 when a team led by British mountaineer Edward Whymper succeeded to reach the summit. They succeeded by a route which is today the normal route, known as the Hörnli ridge. Even today, nearly 150 years later, the Matterhorn is still a very respected and sought after mountain by all alpinists, and requires high levels of fitness, climbing experience and determination.
CMS’s Guided 7-Day Matterhorn Climb Program offers people the unique opportunity to enjoy a week of fantastic guided alpine mountaineering and climbing in the alpine climbing epicenter of Chamonix, France, before heading off for a safe and thoroughly prepared attempt at an ascent of the Matterhorn. Our program incorporates 4-days of acclimatization and training preparation – at a maximum guide ratio of 1:2; followed by 2 days (with an optional weather day) for the Matterhorn ascent, which is guided on a 1:1 ratio only.
Climbing the Matterhorn is a committing, challenging, and ultimately rewarding endeavor. It is essential that all participants have previous alpine mountaineering experience, are comfortable scrambling on steep and sustained rock, have familiarity with rope work; and experience using crampons on steep snow and ice, both in ascent and descent. The route we take is via the mountains’ first ascent route — The Hornli Ridge from Zermatt. The ascent is moderately technical but it is a very long rock climb (~4,000′) with some steep snow at altitude and loads of world-class exposure. Climbers must be very sure-footed on steep terrain and have lots of mountain travel stamina and endurance.
Sample Itinerary:
Day 1: Rockclimbing training day on the crags in the Chamonix Valley.
Day 2: Alpine Style Rockclimbing and Acclimatization training day on the Mont Blanc Massif above Chamonix.
Day 3: Alpine Style Rockclimbing and Acclimatization training day; stay in a mountain hut above Chamonix.
Day 4: Alpine Style Rockclimbing and Acclimatization training day; return to Chamonix.
Day 5: Transfer to Zermatt
Day 6: Approach to the Hornli Hut
Day 7: Matterhorn Summit Day and back down to Zermatt
Meeting location:
This program will start with training days and acclimatization in Chamonix, France before moving to Zermatt, Switzerland for the ascent of the Matterhorn where we will finish.
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