CLIMBING THE MATTERHORN ~ SEVEN DAYS IN THE ALPS PT1 ~ 2023 

Thank you!!

Thanks so much!

Thank You!

Good luck! Have fun!!

Thank you! Have fun in Europe!

imagine the downclimb :0

also spent 5 up 8 down with a 2nd night at the hut unplanned. Not the same as CO, thats for sure

Congrats on the summit!

S.P.P Corp

They are the climbers long, great grip and dexterity but sliding down the fixed rope chewed up the leather pretty good. Lent them to a buddy for the same climb and now they are full of holes

I have not done Grand Teton… yet. The climbing didn’t have any moves that were tougher than things I’ve done in Colorado… but it was much more sustained.

I used the la sportiva AEQUILIBRIUM SPEED GTX boot which has more of a climbing toe than other “classic” style boots. I find this very helpful in dry terrain of this difficulty… although you do trade away fully automatic crampons. I don’t think crampons would have helped much on that dry rock section… sometimes you can get better footholds with them but they are generally uncomfortable to use on just straight rock (especially semi automatic)

@@gusbatcho thank you! I imagine willing to go with fully automatic crampons but that would mean climbing with very heavy boots. I remember using semi-automatic crampons and wasting 30mins and so much energy to put them on and off. This video is a great reality check on the level of difficulty of the Matterhorn. Many videos only say it is difficult but never show actual struggle. 🫶🏻

GPS really doesn’t work on the mountain… we used both strava and a handheld unit to record but both came out super jumbled, on the descent they were useless. I did make a trip report which was linked in the description… lmk if that link doesn’t work. As long as you can move safely and quickly you can follow the guided parties but don’t underestimate the descent. It’s a good idea to scout the first section the day before your summit if your timing/weather permits you to do so.

I would say it’s an 1-1.5 hours back to the gondola at a casual pace, and if you miss that then you’ve got an extra 5 miles and 3,000ft descent back to zermatt. However the trail seems reasonably nice so I wouldn’t estimate that taking much more than a couple hours

The Matterhorn is more dangerous