Click-chasing wannabe mountaineers put fans at risk in the peaks

The camera looks down into dizzying depths as Magnus Midtbø struggles with diminishing strength across ice and rock on the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Strong winds on Matterhorn mountain force another cancellation of women’s World Cup downhill race

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, ItalyLAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy — Persistent strong winds on the Matterhorn mountain wiped out another women’s World Cup downhill Sunday, a day after gusts forced the cancellation ...
11Alive

American who died on Matterhorn fell from mountain he loved

The American engineer who fell to his death in the Swiss Alps this week was trying to retake photos he took years ago while climbing the fabled Matterhorn, family members said Thursday. Patrick James ...
Seattle Times

Falling in love with the Matterhorn, the mountain that put Zermatt on the map

On my two previous trips to Switzerland’s tiny-but-touristy Zermatt, I failed to catch a glimpse of the glorious Matterhorn mountain that draws so many to the burg at its base for a peek at the peak.
East Bay Times

He climbed Disneyland’s Matterhorn mountain 300 times with Mickey and Goofy

During his 50-year career at Disneyland, Jimmie Payton was the first to climb Matterhorn mountain with Mickey Mouse and scaled the man-made peak more than 300 times — including during the 50th ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Strong winds cancel women’s World Cup downhill race at Matterhorn mountain

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, ItalyLAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy — Strong winds forced the cancellation of a women’s World Cup downhill on the Matterhorn mountain Saturday, a week after two men’s races on the same ...