Hörnli Ridge

Hörnli Ridge

Hörnli Ridge, perhaps the most famous route in all mountaineering. It was first climbed July 14, 1865 by a team led by Edward Whymper. Four men died on that fateful day and more than 500 have perished since. Photographed July 23, 2012.
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on Nov 6, 2012 11:59 pm
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Harryk

Harryk - Nov 7, 2012 1:15 am - Voted 10/10

Magical place, so historic!

I was there in September of 1982 and loved the area it wasn't too crowded either. Did you climb the ridge?

gimpilator

gimpilator - Nov 17, 2012 11:26 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Magical place, so historic!

What a coincidence. That's the exact month I was born. I wanted to climb the ridge but I didn't have time on this trip. I suspect that I will visit this area several more times in the future.

Ejnar Fjerdingstad

Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Nov 7, 2012 11:05 am - Voted 10/10

500 dead,

that's quite a number. I guess most were on the Hörnli Ridge?

gimpilator

gimpilator - Nov 17, 2012 11:28 am - Hasn't voted

Re: 500 dead,

I know that the 500 figure covers all the different routes, so I can't say with certainty, but it seems likely that most fatalities would have happened on the most popular route.

Silvia Mazzani

Silvia Mazzani - Nov 17, 2012 11:50 am - Voted 10/10

Re: 500 dead,

Good evening Ejnar, how are you? Hope very well! Another popular route getting to the summit of Matterhorn-Cervino on the italian side is the Leone Ridge, only a bit more difficult than the Hornli one. Unfortunately a high number of accidents is also occurred on that route, i think...
Have a nice evening.
ciao
silvia

Ejnar Fjerdingstad

Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Nov 21, 2012 1:15 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: 500 dead,

Thanks, Silvia quite well, I hope you are too!

Yes I know about the Lion ridge, as the say in French and English, but I thought it was rather more difficult than the Hörnli route. I can imagine quite a number of accidents happening there.

Best wishes, Ejnar

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