Switzerland. Zermatt. This is the famous Matterhorn mountain with the prominent Hoernli Ridge, to the near left, the route followed during the first and tragic ascent on 15 July 1865. The skyline ridge to the right is the Zmuttgrat. The mountain on the far right is the Dent d'Herens. The iconic Matterhorn is the heart and soul of the Swiss mountain holiday resort town of Zermatt in the Swiss Canton of Valais

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This is the famous Matterhorn mountain with the prominent Hoernli Ridge, to the near left, the route followed during the first and tragic ascent on 15 July 1865. The skyline ridge to the right is the Zmuttgrat. The mountain on the far right is the Dent d'herons. The iconic Matterhorn is the heart and soul of the Swiss mountain holiday resort town of Zermatt in the Swiss Canton of Valais as it was in 1986

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Size: 9000px × 6016px
Location: Zermatt, Switzerland, 1986
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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