Climbing the Matterhorn - Some advice please
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:43 pm
A friend and I want to undertake the pilgrimage of climbing the Matterhorn. We did plan to do it between 14th-22nd September. I hear there are two main ridges. Hornli and Lion. Am i correct in thinking that the Hornli Ridge is the best route from Zermatt?
The itinerary we had in mind would be to stay in the Rotehorn Hut for a few days and do some other routes and then assuming the weather was good go to the Hornli Hut after about 4 days and start from there around 4am ish. However i just realised the hut closes on September 15th due to the first snow. With this is mind would you say mid September is a little late to be going up?
Can anyone give any advice at all about the trip. Suggest good sites with advice or see any issue with the rough plan above. Literally any advice at all would be great.
Thanks
Tim
The itinerary we had in mind would be to stay in the Rotehorn Hut for a few days and do some other routes and then assuming the weather was good go to the Hornli Hut after about 4 days and start from there around 4am ish. However i just realised the hut closes on September 15th due to the first snow. With this is mind would you say mid September is a little late to be going up?
Can anyone give any advice at all about the trip. Suggest good sites with advice or see any issue with the rough plan above. Literally any advice at all would be great.
Thanks
Tim