Since the beginning of the week, the mountain guides in Zermatt have therefore strongly advised against climbing to the summit. “We will reassess the situation in a few days,” said Anjan Truffer, mountain guide and head of rescue at Zermatt Mountain Rescue, on Wednesday. A change in the weather with cooling and precipitation is necessary.
At the end of the fixed ropes on the Matterhorn, mountaineers still have to climb 200 meters to the top. “Usually you climb up there through the snow with crampons,” said Truffe. Just a week ago, the summit was snowed in relatively well, now the snow there has completely melted – as can also be seen on the webcam recordings.
In his 30 years as a mountain guide, this happened four or five times. Without snow, the risk of falling rocks is very high.
Source: Nachrichten
