BERLIN (AP) — No climbers were allowed on Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain Tuesday, as authorities declared a daylong ‘silence’ on the 150th anniversary of the first ascent to honor more than 500 ...

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the Matterhorn, will be closed to climbers on the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of its summit. The Alpine resort of Zermatt says the 24-hour ...

A vertigo-inducing video showing climbers on a ridge at the top of the Matterhorn, one the highest summits in the Alps, has captivated viewers on TikTok. The dizzying views from nearly 15,000 feet ...

1. At 4,478 meters (14,692 feet), the Matterhorn is only Western Europe's 12th-highest peak, but it is taller than Mt. Whitney, the highest summit in the Lower 48 of the U.S., by about 187 feet. 2.

At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte climbed a major new route on the North Face of the Matterhorn (4474m). At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and ...

In August François Cazzanelli, Michele Cazzanelli and Stefano Stradelli hanno made the first ascent of 'Il Nodo Infinito' on Pic Tyndall (4241m) on the south face of the Matterhorn. On the legendary ...

I have a confession: I’m in love with the Matterhorn. There’s just something about this pyramid-shaped peak, the most recognizable mountain on the planet. Just seeing it is one of the great ...