The Matterhorn has always been dangerous. Intense prolonged heat and the sort of people climbing it have made it more so, according to SRF. Guides on the Swiss side of the peak are avoiding some routes they now consider too dangerous. The risks are growing across the Alps. Guides in Chamonix have stopped taking people […]
"Two, three times it has been quite tumbling: The temperatures this summer increase the risk of rockfall when climbing. At the Matterhorn, the mountain guides currently advise against climbing.