The Matterhorn, 14,690'







On the approach, from above Zermatt.  The Hornli Ridge is in the center to the right of the sunlit east face, the North Ridge is on the right.  Fresh early fall snowfall.









September 1993







   Czech climbers low on Hornli Ridge.


 Looking down the East Face from the summit.


 











 Looking 7000 feet down the East Face from the summit ridge into Italy.  
A fall from here would be disastrous because I don't speak Italian.





















This is a photo of my crotch while I was fiddling with the auto-timer on the camera on the Summit.  The summit can be seen in background,  just below my immense dangling carabiner.













 


   Self-photo on the summit.





















  Looking down North Face from summit.












 






   
Toward Monte Rosa



















Italian summit from the Swiss summit and beyond to The Grand Jorasses and Mt Blanc in France.