Matterhorn high tour over the Hörnligrat with Swiss mountain guides

The icon of Switzerland, the Toblerone mountain, the landmark of Zermatt... You know it!

Technics

Endurance

Beautiful picture of the Matterhorn at dawn with a small cloud. View from the Arbenbiwak. Landscape format.

The Matterhorn is a beautiful mountain and a cool tour! From the Hörnlihütte it's an easy, direct ascent and almost always an easy scramble over 1500 metres to the summit. The climbing difficulties are low, often in the II. and partly in the III. difficulty ridge. The more demanding sections are equipped with fixed ropes or thick ropes. The difficulty lies in the length of the tour. 1500 metres up and down require a good level of fitness. The main objective is to reach the Solvay hut, the refuge on the ridge, in 2 hours. Then it's up to the roof and with crampons over the summit snowfield to the summit in another 2 hours. The descent follows the same route.

We are organising a Matterhorn weekend this summer. Why don't you join us here? If you can't make it on this date, you can always ask us for a private tour on your preferred date.

Venue & meeting point
- Area: Zermatt, Valais
- Meeting point: The evening before at the Hörnlihütte, or at lunchtime in Zermatt
- Conclusion: 14.00 in the Hörnlihütte
- Overnight stay: Hörnli hut
Requirements
- You have experience on high tours.
- You have experience with ice axe and crampons.
- Stamina for alpine tours with around 1500 metres ascent and descent at a normal pace (~350 metres per hour).
- You have experience in scrambling and can move efficiently in rocky terrain.
Group size
- Takes place with 1 guest per mountain guide.
Price and services
- CHF 1590.-
- Including planning and realisation with a mountain guide.
- Excluding travel costs, any train tickets and personal consumptions for you and the mountain guide.
- Excluding accommodation costs, approx. CHF 300 for you and the mountain guide in the Hörnli hut
Material and equipment
- We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
- For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.