Matterhorn

Countryside Glacier Express Lake Luzern Luzern Matterhorn Rhine river St Gallen Winterthur Youngfraujoch Zermatt Zurich

The Matterhorn

 

the peak

The Matterhorn, located in Switzerland, is one of the highest peaks in the Alps at 4,478 m (14,692 ft). The first group of climbers to scale the peak was led by the British alpinist Edward Whymper in July 1865. Three men died during the descent.

        Text from Microsoft Encarta

 

cog railroad

 

climbing to

 

 the station of

 

 

view of glaciers
(note dirty stripe where the glaciers combine)

 

alpine valleys

 

St. Bernard dog on hand to greet tourists

 

glaciers seen from the cog railroad

 

alpine hotel

 

located in the shadow of the Matterhorn

 

cog railroad returning to Zermatt

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Zermatt

 

Zermatt in the valley under the Matterhorn

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