The Matterhorn
The panoramic view
Adventurous, Eventful but scenic and beautiful hike to Zermatt. Well Zermatt is known for Matterhorn, a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps. The Matterhorn was one of the last great Alpine peaks to be climbed and its first ascent marked the end of the golden age of alpinism.[4] That climb was made in 1865 by a party led by Edward Whymper and ended disastrously when four of its members fell to their deaths on the descent. The north face was not climbed until 1931, and is amongst the three great north faces of the Alps. It is estimated that over 500 alpinists have died on the Matterhorn since the first climb in 1865, making it one of the deadliest peaks in the Alps.
Well for us, the climate was beautiful and made it a must do hike for the weekend. Zermat is a no car zone, so the car has to be parked 5 kms from Zermatt at Tasch and a train is to be taken to Zermatt 🙂
Now without much boredome of facts, I leave you to enjoy the pictures.
Zermatt station – Electric vehicles
The chalets are beautiful and modern and still have a nice rustic feel on the outside.
My Chalet
The Matterhorn
Zermatt
My lunch – sumptuous salad
The five lake hike
The black neck goat
They posed for me
Gornergrat
The Green lake
The glacier stream
The five lake hike
The autumn colors
Image source: Shweta Dave
More on Zermatt: here
More on Matterhorn: here
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You are so lucky and blessed
Nature welcomes you always
I am a bit envy at you
As I cannot even break
To escape and fly
The walls of my home town
You are so lucky
I invite you to come over Jayakrishnan 🙂
Awesome post , beautiful pictures!!!
Thank you Bhavani.
Beautiful and amazing! I hope I get to see it one day!
Thank you so much Mridula. You love to travel so definitely add it to your list, wouldn’t leave you disappointed. 🙂
Wow!! the place is heavenly…you’re so lucky Shweta…. 🙂 great clicks…thanks for sharing…
Thank you Mani, happy happy to like them and we should def plan a girls trip, Kokila, you, Anita, Datta and many more..what say?
Great pictures Shweta…the place looks heavenly 🙂 thanks for sharing…
BTW, where did my last comment disappear… 🙁
Thanks once again, my site loves you…so does not leave you so easily lol!!
I vividly rember Zermatt. We visited during 2008. A small beautiful town. Matterhorn was cloudy that day, even the ticketing staff at the base commented that if we were to go up for the view, we might be disappointed. I wish we had a place to live in places like Zermatt. However, for a typical South Indian vegetarian we couldn’t find the right food. So, we managed with bread. Good luck. Would like to visit again, if we get a chance.
So agree Neelakantan, we were fortunate to get there on a sunny day. I too am a vegetarian got good food at Zermatt but I can imagine 2008 would not be so many choices. Surely visit again. 🙂 And welcome to my site!!
candid clicks nice post
Thank you once again Rahul.
Oh a refreshing Post! loved the mountains, it is really soothing to visit places like this.
Totally therapeutic 🙂 Infact the hike track was 9.3 kms and the last train down was at 17.30. We missed it by 10 mins and I remember dropping tired on the ground not a soul, no birds, cattle, no hikers. I sat there tired, thirsty not knowing the way out. We called our hotel (full mobile signal at this height) and they said since its a car free town the only way down the mountain is to walk down. I just gave up then and sat there for 20 mins and then walked down the mountain for another 5-6 kms (not planned or expected). I remember the delight I had when I saw the town lights just to know that its a suburb and Zermatt is another 25 mins of walk, fortunately we got a bus and reached Zermatt. I hadn’t drank that much water for a life time after reaching Zermatt 🙂
Lovely pictures! Have seen Jungfrau and Mt Titlis but could not visit Zermatt:(
Thanks Rahul.Both Jungfrau and Mt Titlis and awesome. Keep Zermatt must visit next time you are here!
Absolutely beautiful photographs Shweta :). The pictures remind me of a lovely novel – heidi which I had thoroughly loved reading. Would love to make a visit to Switzerland sometime soon 🙂
I have read Heidi too and truly enjoyed it. In fact there is a place called Heidi’s village here! Surely come over, will welcome you and Vidyashree 🙂
http://www.heididorf.ch/en/about-us/heidis-village.html
Beautiful pictures. Is this the same peak around which the movie “Igor Sanction” starring Clint Eastwood was shot? An intimidating peak.
Thank you Abhijitji. I think Igor Sanction is shot at Jungfraujoch which is the highest point in Europe. 🙂
Very attractive pictures with detailed words!
Thank you Yogi Saraswatji.
Great Pictures Shweta!
Thank you Uppalji.
Wow, what an exciting place to go….:D. Ah! It looks so beautiful…. Incredible photos Shweta…..too good….:)
Thank you so much Priyashi 🙂 The place is awesome and I had never seen such beautiful lakes.
Lovely pics as usual, Soul-sis 🙂
They fill us with bliss!
Did U know that d shape of d Toblerone chocolate is based on dis mountain? 🙂
Thank you Soul-sis. Yes, in fact up the mountain the most exotic variety of Toblerone were available. And me being perennially on diet still binged on some! I post more pictures so that you make up your mind to visit me!
The pictures say a thousand words ! amazing 🙂
Thank you Aziz 🙂
I was there a couple of years back and I have several pics. Your pics took me there again.
wow, thanks Indrani, glad it made you nostalgic.
Beautiful place. The mountain views are stunning.
Thank you Rajesh 🙂
Amazingly beautiful!
Thank you Amitji!
Loved the hike and the pics too, Shweta! Already looking forward:)
Thank you Sunaina, you came to a neighboring country and left 🙁 I look forward too now.
Very very beautiful photographs! Your photography is just awesome Shweta! Just curious to know the camera you are using… I know, owning an expensive camera won’t make you awesome at photography 🙂
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Thank you so much Sindhu, that’s super sweet of you. Trust me, my pictures are truly my camera and nature’s work, its a DSLR Nikon 7100!
Loved the pics … and specially the lake … looks so blissfully divine 🙂
Thank you Amrit.
OK I agree they have some second best alternates to Himalaya in Pardesh 😛
except your lunch everything looked so sumptuous! :-))
Yeh right Anunoy, you know why my veg salad wasn’t appealing because I wasn’t bird watching in Andaman and relishing Fishes!! Nothing beats our Himalaya.
Was that an innocent sarcasm? 😛
Zermatt and innocent sarcasm….kidhar?
Awesome post & very beautiful pictures 🙂
thank you Pamela 🙂
I am DEAD …. its just too much (beauty) for me … dead!
I wont let you be dead, you got to come here and we go to see these together. Please get the kiddos along will be fun. 🙂
Beautiful scenes
thank you 🙂
What a beautiful place! You captured it beautifully. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
thanks for liking it, you are always welcome Moon 🙂
Such an exceptional and motivating hike! This would be my dream thing!