Great to see your video! I am the chap you chatted with briefly toward the end of your journey up to the Hornli Hut the day before. Yes, it's a 2.5 hour hike just from the Schwarzsee cable car terminus so the trek from the bottom of the Valley makes it a very long drag indeed - especially when you have the added weight of all your gear to carry along with essentials. A great video and awe inspiring for non-climbers like me ! Best of luck guys, good to have met you !!

Good decision making to pull the plug when you did. I wouldn't agree when you say guides drag their clients up to the top. I summited with a guide and in no way did he drag me up - they expect you to climb skilfully and swiftly. Certainly one of the most beneficial aspects of having an IFMGA guide on the Matterhorn is for the route finding - I would have struggled with that and as you know time is of the essence on the Matterhorn! Great vid though mate - hopefully you'll be out there again soon (I'm out there doing the Eiger this year). Definitely use the cable car next time! 🙂

Nice video. Appreciate that you share a video were you turn around to be able to come back another day.

Well done guys, killer video as well, from the aussies camping next to you

Well done on keeping yourselves safe lads. Too many get summit fever and end up in trouble.

Nice video. Thanks for posting.

7:29 :D propa !! Top lads good job !!!

Thank you for sharing

Don’t rope up if there’s no point. Just move together quickly until you are ready to place solid protection. Either use gear or don’t. Thanks for the video!

@thegravityshed6689

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the advice. We are going back this season and that’s our plan. Move fast and only rope up where we absolutely need to.

Real nice film

@chrislock4603

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Wayne, what a trip!👍👍

Great video! It is important to show the less than glamourous parts of keeping your safety as a priority. Quick question- what length of rope did you use and did you feel it was sufficient? Im looking at heading there in the near future for a solo climb and was curious about the prefixed anchor spacing and what length of rope was sufficient for the abseil down. Thank you!

Nearly every Matterhorn vid I've watched has the climbers ascending wearing gloves, no doubt because of the cold. That's something I'd have to get used to.

ha I just did this today solo with no guide/gear/rope etc. I feel like everyone was pissed at me on the mountain -- did you experience the same level of vitriol? I haven't edited the video yet but will have it up this weekend

@HikingEngineer

9 күн бұрын

on nvm..you have gear

Top effort, when is the re- run mate?

Leave an hour before guided parties go up? very cool vid btw!

@STURDYvids

10 ай бұрын

Not possible. Hörnlihut is getting locked every night and the guided tours are the first ones allowed to leave

Whats the culture around not being guided? Are guides pissed at you for being there? Are you supposed to have a guide? I'm aiming to climb in a day this July and am trying to sort through the details Thanks for the video.

@riccardograsselli2152

Жыл бұрын

Guides are for people who either don’t know the trail, or for those who aren’t expert nor does have much experience. If u’re experienced enough u can do almost everything by yourself

@lindsayrogers6690

11 ай бұрын

I soloed the Hornli in the mid 80’s (I am officially older than God now 😂). For the standard I was climbing to at the time it was easy for me. I was berated by a couple of guides but I think they were just pissed off that I wasn’t paying them.

@RogerBeaudoin-cz9xv

6 ай бұрын

There are many places on the route with loose unstable rock. Most unguided climbers don't know the proper route and make it more dangerous for guides and their clients. Many have been killed by falling rock from above kicked down by those off the correct route.

@radudragos1795

14 күн бұрын

@@RogerBeaudoin-cz9xv If anybody would be interested in the safety and not the money, wouldn't it be logical to better mark the route to prevent these accidents ?

@RogerBeaudoin-cz9xv

14 күн бұрын

@@radudragos1795 Its a catch 22 as the generational guide profession is dependent on as many paying clients as possible with an uncertain seasonal weather window. Some favorable weeks and some not. Marking the route would encourage fewer clients for the guides, but also give a false sense of security to unqualified and more inexperienced climbers who would increase the danger for all.