SCALING THE MATTERHORN; Tragedy and triumph

The Press | January 3, 1997| | Copyright

Majestic and needle sharp, the Matterhorn's conical peak in the European Alps had claimed many lives and lured countless mountaineers by the time `The Press' journalist JOHN HENZELL completed a successful climb.

A body was found and unceremoniously tied to the end of the winch cable then hauled back to the hut's helicopter pad.

A t 3300 metres on the Matterhorn, tourists can sip chilled beer, eat fine cuisine, and watch the mountain's moods through the double- glazed windows of Hornli Hut. At about the same spot in 1865, English mountaineer Edward Whymper and his climbing partners spent a ...

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