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 ...

From 27 February to 1 March 2022 the Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Francesco Ratti completed the first winter ascent and second integral ascent of the combo 'Padre Pio Prega ...

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 ...

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.