Matterhorn Alpine Crossing Day Trip
An easy high-alpine crossing by lift from Zermatt into Italy.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Duration
- One day
- Region
- Valais
Region guide
Valais
Swiss canton region covering Valais' major four-thousanders, alpine valleys, and named summit objectives.
Valais mountain map
Adventures
Matterhorn Guided Climbs
Technical guided Matterhorn summit programmes based from Zermatt.
- Difficulty
- Severe
- Duration
- 5 days
- Region
- Valais
Mountains
Dufourspitze
Matterhorn
Grenzgipfel
Zumsteinspitze
Signalkuppe
Dom
Lyskamm
Liskamm Oriental
Weisshorn
Täschhorn
Western Lyskamm
Parrotspitze
Routes
Use these route-linked adventures to plan the trails and traverses that sit inside this region.
Matterhorn Hörnli Ridge Route
The classic Zermatt-side Hörnli ridge approach used by most guided Matterhorn summit itineraries.
- Distance13 km
- Days2 days
- High point4,478M
Matterhorn Alpine Crossing Route
A high cable-car crossing from Zermatt over Trockener Steg and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise to Breuil-Cervinia.
- DaysOne day
- High point3,883M
Towns and villages
Supporting planning details for where trips start, finish, or stay overnight in this region.
Mountain hut
Hörnli Hut
Primary high-hut staging point for guided Hörnli ridge summit itineraries.
Resort village
Saas-Fee
Guide-friendly base for 4000-metre alpine routes.
Resort town
Zermatt
Swiss high-mountain base for Matterhorn, Breithorn, and Monte Rosa trips.