Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Ascent of the Kleine Matterhorn

Before we started the Haute Route, the guys & I spent a fun day of skiing at Zermatt. For fun, we made an "ascent" of the Kleine Matterhorn ...

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The route to the summit is very challenging ... you first have to take a lift up ...

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Then, walk through a tunnel in the mountain ...

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The crux of the route is the final pitch to the summit. Here, the team prepares to use extreme aid to get up the hard part:

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The final snow slopes mean an easy final ascent:

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The summit!

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And, a view of the "real" Matterhorn from the summit of the Kleine Matterhorn:

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