Thanks for posting this lads. As a young man I soloed the Hornli. I’m now 70 years of age and recovering from cancer surgery. I relived some great memories watching this. Thanks again.
Ah mate been trying to find this vid in ages, I watched it for the first time in 2013 and thought it was absolutely impossible for me to climb the Matterhorn amd had a weird obsession since, I summited last August 😅
Well done, brilliant video. I'm climbing Mont Blanc next year and doing a few winter climbs of Snowdon this winter. Need to do some more practice using ropes before I attempt the Matterhorn, but I will summit this beauty next year or the year after.
@MountainClimber8848 I can't recall how much it was. We drove to the Alps, spent 3 months in the area. Being students we did everything dirty cheap. Accommodation, I'd recommend 'Camping Les Arolles' in Cham, its where all the climbers hang out. Mountain wise we only payed for lift & hut fees maybe around 100euro a pop. I've climbed Monty B a few times now but it was my first alpine route and i've taken a few other first timers up there, so not a bad place to start.Good luck
Patrick James Green - great video Lee, this inspired me to do the climb myself and film it and showed me what it was really like - especially the summit...
@FienStudios lol yeah we forgot the Tolberone at the top, next time maybe. We didn't join a program just turned up. Aslong as your booked into the Hornli hut (or got your tent) your good to go, just let friends and fam know where your heading, you can always let the people in the hut know what your plans are. If you get to the hut early enough its wise to go scout out the lower section of the mountain so you have some idea in the morning, in fact i'd really advise it. cheers
@sunnydays64 Thanks, it can be a relatively straight forward and safe route with experience and confidence, but still possible for those with little experience with a mountaineering guide. The main danger is other people knocking rocks down and if you did slip on the top, just hope that your mate jumps off the otherside!
@leeburty Thank You, Can't wait, I might go up with my uncle, whos climbed Mount Everest and Mount Kilermanjaro, and nearly all of the tallest mountains in Norway.
Yeah rock fall is a big issue, the mountain is full of loose rock. Helmets are a must they are design to take impact, the smallest of rocks could be life threatening but the helmet will deflect it, but obviously there only so much a helmet could do against a large rock. We saw the odd rock come down mainly caused by other climbers dislodging them. Best thing to do is watch your own footing and keep alert, one of the main reasons of injury/death are rock falls.
@MatHarrop Hey, Yep the mountain is full of spikes/eyelets & fixed ropes...there's something there when you need it! We took the odd cam and nut but didn't use a single one, we just used a sling to clip in for belaying and also clipped a sling around the thick fixed ropes...just incase. Good luck
@Leninmarxcastro Hey Chris. We roped up from the hut all the way and moved together pretty much the entire route, wrapping the rope around rock and metal eyelets/spikes as we ascended. I remember pitching below the solvay and most of the section above the shoulder, but even that was just a quick Italian hitch from a spike We pitched more on the decent, just taking extra caution really. All the steep section have fixed ropes and plenty of eyelets to thread a rope through etc
Well done guys! and great video. I would love to climb something like that one day. Although I don't know if I have the head for it. Walking on that summit ridge looks impossible to me... I would have to crawl all the way.
Very impressive guys. The film of you walking along the summit ridge, and filming at the same time, makes my knees knock. You make it look like a cake walk; how technical a climb is it? And done at such a young age too, well done.
@brooks4x Hi, we are 3 uni mates who gave it a shot on our own. Its a popular trips with guides though 1:1 ratio or more can easily be arranged in Zermatt (if your willing to pay for it!). Good luck
@nbrowne92 Hey man. Yeah your kinda right with hornli being loose, crowed etc. loose rocks being the main factor...it feels like the ridge is crumbling away, but its an awesome route to climb and to me it felt like the true classic way to the top. We kinda stuck behind the main crowd, so didn't get too bummed down with people, lucky to have the summit to ourselves i surpose. Shud be quieter from Cervinia via Italian ridge though and plenty to hit form that side too. All the best
@hamishsdad Hey. Its sounds like you've got a fair bit of experience. Cham will be a great warm up...thats what we did. If your confident on rock and move well together then you should be fine, try a bunch of AD routes in Cham and plenty of long scrambles in the UK tied together etc. Efficiency is the key, and once on the horn stick behind the groups...believe it or not but route finding is pretty tricky on the Matterhorn
@hauterouter Thanks. You could wear Nepal Extremes but you don't need to go to that high level. I wore La Sportiva Glacier Evo. Aslong as they're semi ridged and can fit a good crampon you'll be sweet
Outstanding - fair play indeed! Was in Cham there for 2 weeks, absolutely EPIC! Alps is definately where it is at! Hoping to do the Matterhorn in the next 2 years - would you recommend the Hornli? I've heard its quite polished, loose and overcrowded at times! Was contemplating staying in Cervinia, and doing raids into Switzerland for the Duforspitze/Zinalrothorn/Breithorn etc! Since in Italy, may do Lion Ridge instead...
Outstanding. Good photography and soundtrack. Trouble is, you can only get your camera out on the easier pitches... giving a false impression that the climb is a glorified scramble. Well done for the bits you couldn't film...
@TRIPNnuttzNfcknBUTTZ We were trust me, just taking it in...its a surreal moment standing ontop of a mountain such as the Matterhorn especially if your attempt the previous year failed due to bad weather. Plus I was ontop of Mont Blanc, which i could see in the distance, 3 days before this so pretty exhausted and i had my 21st coming up...so quite a week...What did you do that week?
@reid00008 Hi. Check the comment @hamishsdad. we'd spent the previous weeks in Chamonix before heading over to Zermatt, but spent alot of time in the UK doing scrambles etc. Gear wise we used axe, crampons, rope, crabs, prusiks etc and a sling to clip round the thick ropes above the shoulder, we took the odd cam and nut but didn't use them as the mountain is really well set up with metal spikes and ringlets to wrap the rope round/belay as you ascend/descend. happy to help
how much of an issue is rockfall? I assume it's a big issue, just wondering how big and how you keep an eye out for it and how shock absorbing are those helmets?
I would like to know some information, which the price of climbing the Matterhorn? and Zermatt have any place to know information about climbing the Matterhorn?we have our equipment? or we can rent? thank you
@leeburty Awesome video! I've been to Zermatt, it's a formidable looking mountain. I'm at scottish grade 3 leading, how far do you think I'm away from having a pop at the Hornli Ridge (with a mate at the same level)? I've been to the alps before and am actually heading out to Arolla and Chaminox in a couple of weeks. I fancy the matterhorn though at a later date. I should say, like you guys, I'd rather do it without a guide! Cheers
For anyone interested it's probably about the same grade, most of its scrambling, but very very very long and committed. You need to be slick with ropework and move efficientlym I would recommend you climb to a much higher standard first just for confidence sake.
Thanks for the info!! I would consider the Matterhorn if I could know I was in control of my destiny, but this rockfall business seems like a crap shoot. Forget that...
I plan on doing the Matterhorn one day but when I do it I'll try and solo as much of it as possible. Not a big fan of fixed ropes or bolts at all, not very true to Alpinism or climbing in general. That said, if I need too use them then I need too use them, I'd rather survive than die because of someone else's perception of "pure" style.
Thanks for posting this lads. As a young man I soloed the Hornli. I’m now 70 years of age and recovering from cancer surgery. I relived some great memories watching this. Thanks again.
Ah mate been trying to find this vid in ages, I watched it for the first time in 2013 and thought it was absolutely impossible for me to climb the Matterhorn amd had a weird obsession since, I summited last August 😅
this is the best vid of mat summit.....you're mental! lovin the knife edge. congratulations
Despite I didn’t understand a word, well done guys 👍
As here in México we say: estás bien pinche loco, mano.
CONGRATULATIONS
Great climb, great video. Love how that hawk or whatever it was greeted you at the summit.
Oh thanks a lot! It's wonderful indeed.
Good luck in the mountains and on the roads!
Fantastic video and some really beautiful shots in there. Nice climb!
Great video !
Si chiama CERVINO...non si chiama Matterhorn,. Fenomeni che siete!!!!
man my palms are sweaty just watching you guys on the summit
Thanks man, great video I felt like I was with ya. Wow the top looked real scary and narrow, one slip and you are a goner
Well done, brilliant video. I'm climbing Mont Blanc next year and doing a few winter climbs of Snowdon this winter. Need to do some more practice using ropes before I attempt the Matterhorn, but I will summit this beauty next year or the year after.
Good luck bud did you manage the matterhorn
Cracking video guys. Well done. Great choice of music too. :)
Brill vid, i did this on the 12 September 2004 by the same route, truly awesome.
@MountainClimber8848 I can't recall how much it was. We drove to the Alps, spent 3 months in the area. Being students we did everything dirty cheap. Accommodation, I'd recommend 'Camping Les Arolles' in Cham, its where all the climbers hang out. Mountain wise we only payed for lift & hut fees maybe around 100euro a pop. I've climbed Monty B a few times now but it was my first alpine route and i've taken a few other first timers up there, so not a bad place to start.Good luck
Fantastic- really admire your skill and courage......
Congrats guys! Cheers from Croatia!
Patrick James Green - great video Lee, this inspired me to do the climb myself and film it and showed me what it was really like - especially the summit...
Love it,you are great.
Nice work there lads, some great filming!
@FienStudios lol yeah we forgot the Tolberone at the top, next time maybe. We didn't join a program just turned up. Aslong as your booked into the Hornli hut (or got your tent) your good to go, just let friends and fam know where your heading, you can always let the people in the hut know what your plans are. If you get to the hut early enough its wise to go scout out the lower section of the mountain so you have some idea in the morning, in fact i'd really advise it. cheers
wow. 6:03. What a great video. Congrats
@sunnydays64 Thanks, it can be a relatively straight forward and safe route with experience and confidence, but still possible for those with little experience with a mountaineering guide. The main danger is other people knocking rocks down and if you did slip on the top, just hope that your mate jumps off the otherside!
@leeburty Thank You, Can't wait, I might go up with my uncle, whos climbed Mount Everest and Mount Kilermanjaro, and nearly all of the tallest mountains in Norway.
respect guys - well done !
Yeah rock fall is a big issue, the mountain is full of loose rock. Helmets are a must they are design to take impact, the smallest of rocks could be life threatening but the helmet will deflect it, but obviously there only so much a helmet could do against a large rock. We saw the odd rock come down mainly caused by other climbers dislodging them. Best thing to do is watch your own footing and keep alert, one of the main reasons of injury/death are rock falls.
@MatHarrop Hey, Yep the mountain is full of spikes/eyelets & fixed ropes...there's something there when you need it! We took the odd cam and nut but didn't use a single one, we just used a sling to clip in for belaying and also clipped a sling around the thick fixed ropes...just incase. Good luck
Really nice video man. Shows really well how the hornli ridge is. You should post it on SummitPost!
PS you guys did it pretty damn fast, good time
Great video - next summer they will co-memorate the 150th anniversary of the 1st climing :-)
28th of August 2008!!!! thats when we were going to Switzland
Looks like a rugged scramble. But breath taking. :)
@Leninmarxcastro Hey Chris. We roped up from the hut all the way and moved together pretty much the entire route, wrapping the rope around rock and metal eyelets/spikes as we ascended. I remember pitching below the solvay and most of the section above the shoulder, but even that was just a quick Italian hitch from a spike We pitched more on the decent, just taking extra caution really. All the steep section have fixed ropes and plenty of eyelets to thread a rope through etc
Great video guys! You earned my like :)
Well done guys! and great video. I would love to climb something like that one day. Although I don't know if I have the head for it. Walking on that summit ridge looks impossible to me... I would have to crawl all the way.
Well done, you good things!
thanks.
great video kudos well done!
Very impressive guys. The film of you walking along the summit ridge, and filming at the same time, makes my knees knock. You make it look like a cake walk; how technical a climb is it? And done at such a young age too, well done.
that's insanity dude, one wrong step and you're done for.
@brooks4x Hi, we are 3 uni mates who gave it a shot on our own. Its a popular trips with guides though 1:1 ratio or more can easily be arranged in Zermatt (if your willing to pay for it!). Good luck
yeah they'll be perfect. Good luck when the time comes
@nbrowne92 Hey man. Yeah your kinda right with hornli being loose, crowed etc. loose rocks being the main factor...it feels like the ridge is crumbling away, but its an awesome route to climb and to me it felt like the true classic way to the top. We kinda stuck behind the main crowd, so didn't get too bummed down with people, lucky to have the summit to ourselves i surpose. Shud be quieter from Cervinia via Italian ridge though and plenty to hit form that side too. All the best
Very good work
Thanks for this
6:06 looks so dangerous, surely? One slip and its over?
This route only for the experienced?
Agreed.
@hamishsdad Hey. Its sounds like you've got a fair bit of experience. Cham will be a great warm up...thats what we did. If your confident on rock and move well together then you should be fine, try a bunch of AD routes in Cham and plenty of long scrambles in the UK tied together etc. Efficiency is the key, and once on the horn stick behind the groups...believe it or not but route finding is pretty tricky on the Matterhorn
@hauterouter Thanks. You could wear Nepal Extremes but you don't need to go to that high level. I wore La Sportiva Glacier Evo. Aslong as they're semi ridged and can fit a good crampon you'll be sweet
no just the three of us
Outstanding - fair play indeed! Was in Cham there for 2 weeks, absolutely EPIC! Alps is definately where it is at! Hoping to do the Matterhorn in the next 2 years - would you recommend the Hornli? I've heard its quite polished, loose and overcrowded at times! Was contemplating staying in Cervinia, and doing raids into Switzerland for the Duforspitze/Zinalrothorn/Breithorn etc! Since in Italy, may do Lion Ridge instead...
Outstanding. Good photography and soundtrack. Trouble is, you can only get your camera out on the easier pitches... giving a false impression that the climb is a glorified scramble. Well done for the bits you couldn't film...
@TRIPNnuttzNfcknBUTTZ We were trust me, just taking it in...its a surreal moment standing ontop of a mountain such as the Matterhorn especially if your attempt the previous year failed due to bad weather. Plus I was ontop of Mont Blanc, which i could see in the distance, 3 days before this so pretty exhausted and i had my 21st coming up...so quite a week...What did you do that week?
Congratulations! Great video, great trip! The soundtrack is also very nice. Who is the performer?
@big212121
Cheers, yeah its abit hairy ontop but amazing, go for it if you get chance. Well done with Monty B, now thats hard work!
@reid00008 Hi. Check the comment @hamishsdad. we'd spent the previous weeks in Chamonix before heading over to Zermatt, but spent alot of time in the UK doing scrambles etc. Gear wise we used axe, crampons, rope, crabs, prusiks etc and a sling to clip round the thick ropes above the shoulder, we took the odd cam and nut but didn't use them as the mountain is really well set up with metal spikes and ringlets to wrap the rope round/belay as you ascend/descend. happy to help
Congratz on the vid and the climb. I hope i can do it someday.
Did u reach the cross on the italian summit?
Doubt it mate, reckon none of these brave fellas knew what exactly they were getting into! Nevermind, knowing your limits is the key!
Fuck, that'd make me sick when your looking back down the mountain !!
how much of an issue is rockfall? I assume it's a big issue, just wondering how big and how you keep an eye out for it and how shock absorbing are those helmets?
Should of celebrated with a Tolberone when you got to the peak :)
I would like to know some information, which the price of climbing the Matterhorn? and Zermatt have any place to know information about climbing the Matterhorn?we have our equipment? or we can rent? thank you
@leeburty Did you "HAVE TO" pay or or join a program when going up. Or do you just tell your friends and family and others that your going up.
@leeburty Awesome video! I've been to Zermatt, it's a formidable looking mountain. I'm at scottish grade 3 leading, how far do you think I'm away from having a pop at the Hornli Ridge (with a mate at the same level)? I've been to the alps before and am actually heading out to Arolla and Chaminox in a couple of weeks. I fancy the matterhorn though at a later date. I should say, like you guys, I'd rather do it without a guide! Cheers
For anyone interested it's probably about the same grade, most of its scrambling, but very very very long and committed. You need to be slick with ropework and move efficientlym I would recommend you climb to a much higher standard first just for confidence sake.
Do you abseil down the steep sections of the ridge?,,, looks as if there is sufficient anchoring,,, so you would be leaving any gear behind
You should never leave anything on top of any climb. Out of respect to other climbers and the mountain
Do you reckon it could be done without ropes? Bit of scrambling and hanging on to the ropes/gear that's in situ?
Thanks for the info!! I would consider the Matterhorn if I could know I was in control of my destiny, but this rockfall business seems like a crap shoot. Forget that...
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Nina Simone 'Sinnerman'. This is the Felix da housecat remix though
can you tell me if you are 3 friends doing it on thier own or was 1 a guide, i'd like to try if with a guide sometime
I plan on doing the Matterhorn one day but when I do it I'll try and solo as much of it as possible. Not a big fan of fixed ropes or bolts at all, not very true to Alpinism or climbing in general. That said, if I need too use them then I need too use them, I'd rather survive than die because of someone else's perception of "pure" style.
Did anyone see the crow or whatever it was summit in under a minute at 6:24 then fly over the camera mans head?
Ok, so one question. You are on the Matterhorn for 14 hrs, with all the people around you, where do you go to... relieve yourself?
Adult diapers.
i have la sportiva makalu, they would be ok for something like this wouldnt they? even though im light years from even attempting it. thanks
Patrick JAmes GReen - what time did you leave inthe morning?
wht they did not get up to the cross...didn't they?
it reminds me of the price is right ...... cliff hanger ha ha ha ha ha
hahahahahahahahahaha of course it's sponsored by Toblerone. They're the only company to use the Matterhorn exclusively as a logo.
6:00-6:20 sketchy!
06:00.......Ho......Ly......FUCK.
One of the videos I watched before I did it; thanks , here is a link to mine th-cam.com/video/OvV4P7kFy_o/w-d-xo.html
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