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

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This is the famous Matterhorn mountain with the prominent Hoernli Ridge, centre, the route followed during the first and tragic ascent on 15 July 1865. The skyline ridge to the right is the Zmuttgrat. The iconic mountain is the heart and sole 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: 4512px × 6000px
Location: Zermatt, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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