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Matterhorn Climbing Video - Walking on the Razor's Edge

submitted by mintbbb

9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago

YT: The Iconic Matterhorn, at 14,692 feet is the 10th tallest mountain in the Alps,. More than 500 alpinists have died on the Matterhorn since the first ascent in 1865. Here's Alexander Cowan-Sanluis, Joshua Pennell and Remo Baltermia making their way to the summit. with crazy drops offs at each side.

3 Comments

deathcow

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that is SO not at all for me

Payback

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I think their asses could hold in 120psi of pressure...

ChaosEngine

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I think the fisheye on the camera is making it look worse than it actually is.

If it really is that steep, why would you walk so close together when roped? I'm only just starting to learn a little about alpine rope work, but I thought the idea was that if someone slipped, the other person could dig in and stop them falling. Here, it looks like if someone slipped, they'd just take the other person with them.

Anyone with any actual mountaineering experience care to weigh in and explain why I'm probably wrong?