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East face

Matterhorn · 4 478 m · Weisshorn-Matterhorn-Gruppe · Schweiz

Zeit
5 h
Höhenmeter
1 260 m
Höhe
3 220–4 478 m
Höhe der Schwierigkeiten
800 m
Französische Alpinskala
D schwierig
FED4
Exposition
O
Ernsthaftigkeit
IV

Beschreibung

Face E

Approach

Take the Hörnli hut by the lifts to Trockener Steg, continue on skins to gain 100 m of elevation southward and head toward the east face. Climb up below the hut, traversing right above a rock band then through a couloir, continue and pass left of the last rock band at about 3100 m, before traversing right to the hut.

From the hut, head above the large serac band below the east face of the Matterhorn.

Route

Cross the bergschrund and access the face by an obvious approach couloir on the right bank at about 3450 m. Then straight up until the slope steepens at about 4000 m, continue to the shoulder by a wide very steep couloir if conditions allow it. Skiable at about 4240 m. Continue by the Hörnli ridge to reach the summit.

Descent

By the same route, but do not linger.

Anmerkungen

  • The grade and the elevation gain of the difficulties correspond to a descent from the shoulder (4240 m).
  • For a descent starting from 4000 m, the grade is 5.3/E4 TD+/S5 for 550 m of difficulties.
  • If one wants to go to the summit (+240m of ridge round trip), it is necessary to start very early because the conditions do not stay optimal for the descent for very long.

Geschichte der Route

- 1st ascent: 18 and 19 September 1932 - Enzo Benedetti, Maurice Bich, Louis Carrel, Lucien Carrel, Antoine Gaspard, Guiseppe Mazzotti. Direct outing without going by the shoulder.

- 1st ski descent: 14 May 1975 - Toni Valeruz. In 21 min, from the shoulder, reached by helicopter. He repeated this descent on 26 May 1975 and on 30 May 1996.

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