https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two climbers died after falling more than 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) on Switzerland's iconic Matterhorn mountain, police said Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240817/two-dead-after-falling-1000-metres-on-the-matterhorn Sat, 17 Aug 2024 10:34:15 +0200 two-dead-after-falling-1000-metres-on-the-matterhorn As the world reels from the coronavirus crisis, a beam of light is illuminating Switzerland's Matterhorn mountain with a message of hope for a time of darkness. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200402/coronavirus-a-nightly-message-of-hope-lights-up-switzerlands-matterhorn Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:38:08 +0200 coronavirus-a-nightly-message-of-hope-lights-up-switzerlands-matterhorn Switzerland's iconic Matterhorn mountain should be closed to climbers, mountain guides have told a Swiss newspaper in comments that have divided the climbing community. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190805/too-dangerous-calls-for-switzerlands-matterhorn-to-be-closed Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:16:43 +0200 too-dangerous-calls-for-switzerlands-matterhorn-to-be-closed On Tuesday the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) and the village of Zermatt celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Solvay Bivouac, which sits at 4,003m on the Matterhorn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170808/zermatt-celebrates-100-years-of-switzerlands-highest-mountain-cabin Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:32:04 +0200 zermatt-celebrates-100-years-of-switzerlands-highest-mountain-cabin An American woman died on Switzerland’s famous Matterhorn mountain on Sunday after she and her hiking companion were caught in a violent storm. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170802/woman-dies-after-being-struck-by-lightning-on-matterhorn Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:36:13 +0200 woman-dies-after-being-struck-by-lightning-on-matterhorn Twelve years ago he was blown up by a suicide bomber in Iraq. Now former soldier Neil Heritage is hoping to become the first double above-knee amputee to summit Switzerland's iconic Matterhorn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160819/amputees-matterhorn-trek-makes-it-more-possible-for-everyone-else Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:12:46 +0200 amputees-matterhorn-trek-makes-it-more-possible-for-everyone-else A Scottish climber and motivational speaker has become the first quadruple amputee to summit the Matterhorn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160809/british-quadruple-amputee-climbs-matterhorn-on-prosthetics Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:58:59 +0200 british-quadruple-amputee-climbs-matterhorn-on-prosthetics UPDATED: The bodies of two Japanese climbers have been found on the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, a Tokyo official said on Wednesday, three days after the pair got into difficulty on the mountain. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150812/japanese-climber-dies-after-scaling-matterhorn Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:44:04 +0200 japanese-climber-dies-after-scaling-matterhorn The remains of two Japanese climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1970 have been found after emerging from melting ice, police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150807/climbers-missing-since-1970-found-in-swiss-alps Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:55:18 +0200 climbers-missing-since-1970-found-in-swiss-alps Switzerland on Tuesday celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first-ever ascent of the "most photographed mountain in the world" — the Matterhorn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150715/zermatt-marks-150-years-since-first-matterhorn-ascent Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:35:06 +0200 zermatt-marks-150-years-since-first-matterhorn-ascent As Zermatt celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, The Local’s Emily Rose Mawson delves into the story and finds out more about the iconic Swiss summit that so many people want to climb. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150525/switzerland-marks-150-years-of-climbing-the-matterhorn Mon, 25 May 2015 22:31:50 +0200 switzerland-marks-150-years-of-climbing-the-matterhorn A 33-year-old Austrian climber died on Thursday when he fell 600 metres down the side of the Matterhorn after ascending the iconic 4,478-metre mountain in the canton of Valais with a colleague. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150423/austrian-climber-dies-in-fall-from-matterhorn Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:45:01 +0200 austrian-climber-dies-in-fall-from-matterhorn Former Abba star Frida is singing again — and these days about her Swiss home high in the mountains. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150212/abba-singer-joins-duet-for-matterhorn Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:53:00 +0100 abba-singer-joins-duet-for-matterhorn Swiss mountain resort Zermatt is listed among the world's top ten towns and cities to visit in 2015 by Lonely Planet, the travel guide. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141022/zermatt-ranks-among-top-places-to-visit-in-2015 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:43:00 +0200 zermatt-ranks-among-top-places-to-visit-in-2015 Sam Branson, the 29-year-old son of British business tycoon Richard Branson, was airlifted from the summit of the Matterhorn on Wednesday after being struck by altitude sickness during a charity challenge. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140904/richard-bransons-son-rescued-from-matterhorn Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:18:00 +0200 richard-bransons-son-rescued-from-matterhorn Federal officials are thwarting a bid by the mountain resort town of Zermatt to hire 10 Sherpas from Nepal to rebuild a trail to a hut below the Matterhorn, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140714/plan-to-hire-sherpas-for-matterhorn-trail-thwarted Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:23:51 +0200 plan-to-hire-sherpas-for-matterhorn-trail-thwarted The body of an English climber missing since 1979 has been found on the Matterhorn peak in the Swiss Alps, Swiss police said on Tuesday following earlier British media reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140211/remains-of-british-paratrooper Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:30:00 +0100 remains-of-british-paratrooper A new campaign was launched on Wednesday in a bid to reduce the number of avalanche deaths in Swiss mountains. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131218/campaign-launched-to-reduce-avalanche-deaths Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:20:00 +0100 campaign-launched-to-reduce-avalanche-deaths The Matterhorn remains a dangerous mountain but the number of accidents on the iconic Swiss peak is declining because of a greater appreciation of the risks by climbers, officials say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131013/higher-use-of-guides-cuts-matterhorn-climbing-deaths Mon, 14 Oct 2013 01:01:00 +0200 higher-use-of-guides-cuts-matterhorn-climbing-deaths Extreme trail runner Kilian Jornet notched another stunning record on Wednesday by sprinting up and down Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn in less than three hours after starting from the Italian village of Cervinia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130821/extreme-spanish-runner-smashes-matterhorn-record Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:18:00 +0200 extreme-spanish-runner-smashes-matterhorn-record