Looking to hire a guide to climb Matterhorn towards the end of June. Any recommendations? I know the Swiss hut is closed for remodelling this year, but I assume you can still climb that side if you want to bring a tent up to the hut area, yes? Alternatively, an Italian side attempt looks good too, but (at least online), they appear to be less organized than thier Swiss counterparts (shocking, I know).
Anyway, please save the "guided" speech... my friend and I don't really care, have used guided services before, and on a mountain like Matterhorn (where route finding appears to be a significant part of the climb), a guide will surely speed things up. Plus, we like to chat up the locals...
So, any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
I'm also suspecting that the best way to do it is just to roll into Zermatt and try to hire someone on the spot (assuming there is good weather)... but I could be wrong...