5200 x 3456 px | 44 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
April 2008
Ort:
Switzerland
Weitere Informationen:
The Matterhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps. With its 4, 478 metres (14, 692 ft) high summit, lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and its 1, 200 metres (3, 937 ft) north face is one of the great north faces of the Alps. It is also one of the deadliest peaks in the Alps: from 1865 to 1995, over 500 alpinists have died on it including four on the first ascent in 1865. The mountain overlooks the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais in Switzerland on the north and Cervinia in the Aosta Valley on the south. Italians refer to it as Monte Cervine. Over 500 people have died climbing the Matterhorn since 1865’s tragic accident, many on the descent. Deaths average now about 12 annually. Deaths are due to falls, inexperience, underestimating the mountain, bad weather, and falling rocks. Many of the mountain’s victims, including three from the first ascent disaster, are buried in Zermatt’s downtown cemetery.
