Matterhorn, the Heat Stops the Mountain Guides After Two Deaths: "Too Dangerous to Climb"

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The tragedy on the Swiss side rekindles the alarm for the effects of the high temperatures at altitude. In Zermatt the guides suspend the accompaniments on the Matterhorn

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The initiative of the operators of the Valais resort at the foot of the North Face of the Matterhorn, on the summit of which, at 4.478 meters, the daytime temperature barely drops below zero altitude. On the Italian side, the climbs are blocked in the presence of abnormal heat. However, from the Valais authorities comes the no to the institutionalization of the ban: "It would be ridiculous, it is a private activity"