
Alps45°58′ N · 7°39′ E
Hörnli Ridge
The mountain everyone knows, climbed with your own guide after five days of training on the peaks around Zermatt.
From $6,400
Reserve a place- Summit
- 4,478 m
- Duration
- 7 days
- Season
- July – September
- Grade
- 3 · High altitude
- Team
- 1 climber
- Guiding
- 1:1 guide to climber
On the Matterhorn you climb one-to-one. Your guide is roped to you from the hut door to the summit cross, and the five days before are spent making sure you move fast enough to enjoy it.
We start with training climbs on the Riffelhorn and a 4,000 m peak such as the Breithorn or Pollux, sleeping high to acclimatise. When the forecast is right we climb to the Hörnli Hut and leave in the dark for the summit.
The Hörnli Ridge is long, steep and loose in places. Speed is safety, so we only climb it with clients who are ready.
Itinerary
Day by day
Grade 3 of 5, High altitude Grade 3 · High altitude
Kit check and a walk to look at the mountain.
A day on rock to set your pace and practise moving roped together.
Breithorn or Pollux, sleeping at a hut.
Up to the hut on the ridge and an early night.
Away at 4.30am, on top by mid-morning, back to the hut by afternoon.
For weather, or a celebration in Zermatt.



Included
- Your own IFMGA guide, one to one
- Hut nights and half board
- Lift passes
- Guide's expenses
Not included
- Hotel nights in Zermatt
- Personal climbing kit
- Rescue insurance
Before you come
- Climbing rock to grade III in boots
- Fit for a 10-hour day with 1,200 m of climbing
Departures
Dates for Matterhorn

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