The Way to the Matterhorn 

I climbed the Matterhorn solo in 1965. From Hotel Mont Cervin I hiked to the Hörnli Hut and stayed the night. Early the next morning I set off and free climbed this route without much drama. The descent was quite different. Several times I went off route, unfortunately wandering to sections where I had to re-trace my steps. After awhile I was just concentrating on making sure that I was on route and testing each handhold and foothold because a lot of the mountain is incredibly loose. Rock fall, as mentioned by Julia, is one of the foremost dangers. By about 1:00 pm I was back at the hut; I collected my gear and then hiked back down to the hotel for a hot bath and a splendid dinner. I've climbed the Matterhorn a few times since then along with the highest peak in each Western European country and all of the fourteeners in Colorado, but this climb in 1965 stands out as truly memorable. Not a bad accomplishment for a 15-year old from the Junior Colorado Mountain Club.

Many times climbers only film and talk about the ascent and do not show how difficult and dangerous the descent is. Great video, many thanks and congrats.

I am glad they included the way down, arguably the most challenging part of the whole climb. I wish somebody filmed the summit with 35-50mm lens to get a real perspective of the drop on both sides. Action cam makes is uncomfortably narrow :)

I climbed the Matterhorn in 1990. A wonderful climb. My German guided had made 80 summits. Thank you so much for the memories. So many came rushing back! Thank you again.

Some of those rocks with big cracks between them on the way down look like they could break apart and fall at any moment! That's what would scare me the most.

Great job Julia, that was one heck of an accomplishment even with a guide. Obviously not for the faint of heart either, but you hung in there and over-came your fears. I envisioned myself once upon a time climbing K2 and beyond, but I got older and wiser and thought it's pretty exciting you do it instead.

"La la la, this is perfectly fine". I'll have to remember that song next time I need it.

Bravo! 7 hours round trip seems very quick!

I hate heights. But love climbing videos. Go figure. Great video. My heart was racing at several points. Well done!

Great video, makes you think just how insane the early climbers were who went up it without the fixed ropes, incredible!

Climbed the neighbouring (and considerably easier) Breithorn on Saturday - the Matterhorn is utterly captivating and looking across at it, I promised myself that with a few more years of Alpine experience I'll be back for it some day.

Hello Thank you for the wonderful film about my favorite mountain. Best regards Raphael Wellig

The Matterhorn made such an impression on me when I first saw it in person as a young teenager, it was almost magical. It brings back those memories of imagining of what it must be like to climb. Thanks for sharing your experience

Thank you for putting this together. Very well done, and one of the more engaging videos on this climb (and descent) I've seen. I love hiking the area - but climbing like this - not for me. Physically - and mentally - it's just not for me (anymore). But... I admire, respect, and revere, those who achieve feats of this magnitude. Thank you for allowing most of us here to experience this vicariously. Cheers!

Breathtaking!

Congratulations!! Hope to climb the Matterhorn someday. Thank you for the information and great video!!

Fantastic film, many congratulations - brought back a lot of memories from my climb in 2010, also with Andreas.

Many thanks for sharing your journey. Congratulations with a successful safe climb. Really appreciate your realistic presentation and fears. Well done.

Excellent photography and commentary. I enjoyed the climb with you but definitely won’t be attempting the climb myself. Congratulations!

Amazing. Well done!

What a guide you had! He is an outstanding alpinist!

Gratulation 🍾🎊🎉 insane pictures, I stand on the Breithorn 2 years ago, this year we went to the hörnli hut, the Matterhorn is a Dream we will see

Wow amazing.. this mountain is so beautiful, never seen or will experience this climb, thank you :)

Wonderfully beautiful. How brave you are and worthy of admiration. Brava!

That's the best climbing video I've seen. BTW, I've been to Zugspitze, too, but I took the train. 😅 Congratulations completing the climb. Great job!👍💪🍻👏🥳🎉🙋‍♂️

Thanks for sharing!

Excellent , way down is where lot of climbers have disappeared. Thx for showing it

Great job and congratulations! That was making my palms sweat 😥 just watching

Great to see some photage of the descent as well and! Well done and keep safe!

Great video. Congratulations on your summiting.

This is mind blowing!

Mental fatigue characterized by thoughts of expected comfort has always plagued my descents. One wants the descent to just be over and that once led me to a broken leg high up a volcano in winter. There must be some data behind the belief descending is more dangerous, I certainly believe this to be true. Great job and from the look of it the guide was a wise choice

Thank you for this great video,well done you wonderful woman .

Thanks for an informative video!

Stunning views

Great little documentary, well filmed and edited

Great video!!! Congratulations for your skills!!!! 👏👏👏💪💪💪

Stunning

Congratulations on the summit :D i really hope one day to stand there as well and the decent looked scary indd!

Amazing video, thank you

Nicely done!

Great work. Made good time. Great presentation. Well done.

Amazing view. Congrats on your achievement. Super video

Thanks a lot ! And Gratulation.👍🏆🌷

Looked like a dawdle to me. Easy enough hey? A nice vid. Thank you.

Great video thanks

Amazing 👌

Very well done!

Perfect video

Amazing 💚

Great. And frightening

Solid video 👌

Great job girl. You're crazy!❤

I walked up to the base camp in 2001. It was a wonderful hike to get there.

Summit scene was powerful

Well done well done indeed 👏

Brilliant

Congrats on that phantastic climb! I wonder how abseiling was the hardest part?! how did you then manage to cross the breithorn summits?

Congrats! You're very brave.

Good for you! : )

You are braver than I could ever be!

Congratulations! Well done! I don't think I would ever dare to try Matterhorn 😰😰😰

That is some insane level of exposition on that summit.

Very well done 👍 indeed

What an inspiration to all woman you are.

Getting through an endurance event saying "this is the hardest thing Ive ever done" is such an amazing feeling

thank you sooo much for this share of your dream💖

Respect ✊

well done

Great effort

You guys are nuts wow 😬

Insane

Terrifying! No idea it was this hard.

Congrats I’m jealous 😀

Очень много работы в сфере демонтажа многоквартирных домов в городе Бугульма и бугульминском районе республики Татарстана (прибыли гребет пао "татнефть", господствующая высота - над уровнем моря 380 метров над уровнем моря - никогда не было затоплений от дождя как например в Гомельской области Беларусии в мае 2022 года затопило Гомельскую область республики Беларусь, очень много жилья и дёшево стоят квартиры в городе Бугульма и бугульминском районе республики Татарстана)

Insane.

nice climb

Wow ! I can't believe a woman could do it. Well done ! ! !

I would struggle to reach the base hut 🙂

Sweaty hands watching this. 🙂

Terrifying (I can barely watch it even if fascinated) and I'm only watching the video. Only for a special breed of people who can somehow overcome the near death situation they have put themselves in..

Well done Julia lyobova! Remember Kilimanjaro

The most frightening video on RU-vid!

🤙🏻

Descents can be tricky……

Congratulations.. It is also my dream to be on the summit.. I have a question.. If you want to.. How much it cost the guide? Thank you 🙏

What is the vertical gain from the Honli Hut to the summit?

It's not the most technical climb in the Alps ! it's graded 3. What makes it dangerous is the speed at which you have to do it. Guides require that you climb 400 meters in an hour (from start to the top is 1200 mtrs) Before taking you up you need to do a guided climb up another mountain to show you can do the Matterhorn. If at any time you can't keep up or when the weather turns you will be turned around (all at the guides discretion)

you seem like a real person

It boggles my mind how people were able to climb this thing back in the 19th century

Why is the red rope not attached to anchor points? Unnecessary risk it seems.

just couldn't watch it , almost sh*t in my pants, it was like me over there scared to death while I was sittign on my chair watching it lol

Well done. It's definitely not one of the most difficult technical climbs in the Alps tho.

تهانينا انه يستحق جداً واتمنى في يوم اكون على قمته

Going up,tough,going down, terrifying!

Goddamn this mountain, my soul left me while watching you descending...

Absolutely amazing! Wonderful! Thanks for uploading; and thanks for not filming in that damned stupid nerd vertical video.

Even if I was a bird, I won't fly that high. 😱

When was ascent? What date? :)

Why are climbers connected by a rope? Is that to make sure that if 1 falls, the other(s) go down with him/her?