Sightseeing and walks round Zermatt

saturday

back to zermatt

The Matterhorn and the Moon at sunrise

The west side of Zermatt

view of the Matterhorn from a bridge in Zermatt

view from below the church

the immaculately kept Zermatt cemetery

Zermatt, the church spire

the graves of the Tagwalders,fath er and son,the most famous Zermatt guides

the graves of 2 Englishmen that died on the decent of the Matterhorn on the the first climb with Whymper

Zermatt,wooden sculpured fountain near our hotel

Zermatt,another fountain near the church

Zermatt,the library and the Monterosa hotel the most famous hotel in Zermatt

Whympers plaque on the wall of the Monterosa hotel

inside the Zermatt alpine Museum

the zermatt alpine museum, a 3D map showing the route to the top and the place where the 4 climbers fell to their death on the decent

Whympers ice-axe and the rope used on the first ascent

Zermatt Alpine museum,Exhibits from the first ascent of the Matterhorn

Zermatt,the English Chapel

Zermatt,another famous hotel,Hotel Mont Cervin

From Gornegrad,view of the Matterhorn

the top of Gornegrad,a choir

view from Gornegrad,the observatories and Matterhorn

Top of Gornegrad,myself and the 2 Canadian friends from last years trek in Turkey,they just finished the Shamonix to Zermatt high Route

Zermatt,part of the older town

Zermatt,near the Trockener Steg big lift station

Zermatt,Winkelmatt en area with the Gornegrad railway Iron bridge in the background

above Zermatt, just before Findelnbach station

Above zermatt , the path crosses the railway line before the big bridge

the railway bridge from the Findeln path

the railway bridge and the Gornergrad train from the cliff path to the Findeln valley

another view , the Matterhorn is always in the background

above Zermatt,closer look at the bridge

the Gornegrad train on the bridge with the waterfall on the left

closer look of the train on the bridge

close look of the narrow gauge rails,the middle rail is the cog