From the left: Zinalrothorn (4221m) – Weisshorn (4506m) – Dom (4545m) – Taschorn (4491m) – Alphubel (4206m) – Rimpfischhorn (4199m) – Strahlhorn (4190m) – Monte Rosa (4634m) – Lyskamm (4527m) – Breithorn (4164m)
This is the highest ski lift in Europe, possibly in the whole world. It will take you to Gobba di Rollin enabling you to reach magnificent 3899 meters above sea level with any hiking. It operates only in the summer.
This photo was taken at a funny moment. An airplane was getting near Matterhorn so I ran inside for my camera and made a few pictures.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
William Shakespeare
A typical local inhabitant living in the Matterhorn surroundings. Usually you can see their foot (hoof) prints but rarely the animal.. :~) (Shot at 300mm effective focal length.)
Another night shot, this time I was charmed by a nice bench made from a tree trunk (8 second exposure).
This is a flower frozen in ice – an interesting idea and even better craft.
This should be a chamois. It is one the species living in the mountains around Zermatt.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein
I opened the window during the way by train to Gornergrat to take this shot. This is a view towards the Matterhorn glacier paradise..
Not all that wander are lost.
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Matterhorn and the Hörnli Ridge..
View from the first platform at Klein Matterhorn on a very windy day. In the middle there is Castor (4226m) and on the left, the two big peaks, you can see Lyskamm West (4480m) and behind it Lyskamm East (4527m).
I took this one during the afternoon. The funny thing is that I saw a very similar photo on a postcard down in a Zermatt shop. I guess we both intended to have a larch on the foreground :~) …
I took the pictures for this panorama around 6:30am with long exposures. It was snowing over night so I felt the photos might have a ‘polar’ feel..
On the foreground of this picture there are two pillars of two cable cars. The first bigger cable car pillar is used for various transportation purposes. The second cable car is for transportation of ski-snowboard-freaks.
Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
Gary Snyder
A brief overview from left to right: Weisshorn (4506m) – Zinalrothorn (4221m) – Obergabelhorn (4063m) – Dent Blanche (4356m).
This is the view of the village from the Matterhorn Express Cabin on the way to the Furi station. Both Taschorn and Dom de Mischabel can be seen again on this picture.
Here we had another beautiful morning, giving us a unique view of Matterhorn. It’s no wonder that this peak is considered to be one of the most gorgeous ones on earth!
Another picture from the Bahnhofstrasse, with Hotel Post in the view. The night life is bright until very late hours in Zermatt.
Finally the front view of the wall – you can also see the position of the flowers that could be seen above.
Below the church there is a churchyard with graves of many famous mountaineers, climbers.
One of the first things you will see after the entrance is a big sculpture of Buddha. On this photo you can see its profile.
Weisshorn is yet another mighty mountain that can be found in the Valais canton. Weisshorn is a 3 ridged pyramid with its peak at 4506m! Pennine Alps do really have impressive peaks.
This is how Mont Blanc can be seen from the Klein Matterhorn viewpoint. There was a lot of snow blown into the air by wind, so the photo is not that clear and pretty.
Snowflakes are one of natures most fragile things, but look what they can do when they stick together.
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Twin peaks in the middle – on the right is the Taschorn (4491m) and on the left Dom (Dom de Mischabel – 4545m). Even though Dom is not the highest peak in Switzerland, it is the highest mountain completely in Swiss territory.
This is the cable car station on Trockner Steg. Your journey will end on Klein Matterhorn at 3883 meters above sea level.
The mountains are calling and I must go.
John Muir