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Matterhorn Hörnli-Ridge

48 Photos of my solo-climbingtrip on August 8th, 2003

- the first part of my Solo-"Trilogy" during this summer 2003


4478m
Wallis (Matterhorn), Switzerland, Europe

Last update: September 6th, 2003

   © Copyright by Rahel Maria Liu



Matterhorn

Matterhorn with its Eastface, Furggen-Ridge (left) and Hörnli-Ridge (right).
View from Gornergrat

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Matterhorn

Matterhorn with the Eastface (left), Hörnligrat (middle), and Northface (right).
View from Gornergratbahn

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Schwarzsee

At Schwarzsee

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At Schwarzsee

At Schwarzsee.
The adventure can start ...

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Matterhorn

Matterhorn from Schwarzsee

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Matterhorn

The beginning of the ascent to Hörnlihut

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Matterhorn

Matterhorn

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Matterhorn

Matterhorn

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Matterhorn

Matterhorn is coming closer ...

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Matterhorn


Hörnlihut can be seen


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Matterhorn

Matterhorn with Hörnlihut

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Matterhorn


Close to Hörnli-Ridge ...


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Hörnli-Ridge

Hörnli-Ridge

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Climbing Route

Climbing route of Hörnli-Ridge
with Solvayhut (red point)

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Beginning of the climbing route

Beginning of the climbing route

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The climbing is starting in the morning
at about 4.30 a.m. ...

At Solvayhut

At Solvayhut for breakfast

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Breakfast in Solvayhut

Breakfast in Solvayhut on 4003m,
475m below the summit

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Short below the summit


Short below the summit ...

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Summit of Matterhorn

The summit of Matterhorn
The summit-crucifix is situated in the middle between the Swiss summit (4478m) and the Italian summit (4477m)

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Top of Matterhorn

The summit of Matterhorn
(4478m/4477m)
In the background the Italian summit

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Summit of Matterhorn

In the foreground the Swiss summit of Matterhorn
with its cornice
4478m

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Summitphoto

On the top of the Swiss summit of Matterhorn

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On top of Matterhorn

On top of Matterhorn

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On the Swiss summit of Matterhorn


On the Swiss summit of Matterhorn

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The Italian summit behind the crucifix

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Back on Hörnlihut

Back on Hörnlihut

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Down from Matterhorn

Down from Matterhorn

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On Hörnlihut

On Hörnlihut

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Hörnli-Ridge in the background

Hörnli-Ridge in the background

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Monte Rosa in the background


On the terrace of Hörnlihut.
Monte Rosa, Lyskamm, and Breithorn in the background

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On the terrace of Hörnlihut

On the terrace of Hörnlihut

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Monte Rosa

Monte Rosa, Lyskamm, and Breithorn.
View from Hörnlihut

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Monte Rosa

Monte Rosa, Lyskamm, and Breithorn.
View from Hörnlihut

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Obergabelhorn

Obergabelhorn
, Wellenkuppe, Zinalrothorn, and Weisshorn.
View from Hörnlihut

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Obergabelhorn, Zinalrothorn, Weisshorn

Obergabelhorn, Wellenkuppe, Zinalrothorn, and Weisshorn.
View from Hörnlihut

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Dent Blanche

Dent Blanche
On the way down from Hörnlihut

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Dom and Täschhorn

Dom, Täschhorn, Mischabeljoch(biwak),
 Alphubel, Rimpfischhorn, and Strahlhorn

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Dom, Täschhorn, Alphubel, Rimpfischhorn

From the left to the right:
Dom, Täschhorn, Mischabeljoch(biwak),
 Alphubel, Rimpfischhorn, and Strahlhorn

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Rimpfischhorn

From the right to the left:
Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn, Alphubel

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Täschhorn

From the right to the left:
Alphubel, Täschhorn, Dom

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Monte Rosa


Back at Schwarzsee.
View to Lyskamm and Breithorn.

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Monte Rosa

View to Monte Rosa and Lyskamm
from Schwarzsee

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Monte Rosa

View to Monte Rosa from Schwarzsee

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Monte Rosa

View to Monte Rosa (Nordend and Dufourspitze)
and to Lyskamm

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Matterhorn

View back to Matterhorn

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Matterhorn

View from Schwarzsee to Matterhorn

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Back in Zermatt

Back in Zermatt ...

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Down in Matter-Valley until the next climbingtrips ...


... 5 days later:
Zinalrothorn solo (54 pictures) ...

... another 6 days later:
Weisshorn solo (29 picturs) ...