global warming and the matterhorn

Wed, Oct 24, 2007

Just discovered this superb website from Joe Simpson. I’m a great fan of his writing so looking forward to reading all the articles. Read the article on reaching 40. However, I read the article on global warming with some alarm as he mentions huge rockfalls on the Matterhorn and climbing on the mountain actually being banned. I don’t think it’s banned now, must have been a temporary precaution. When I climbed the Matterhorn there was a fair amount of maybe grade II ice on the summit block and the only rockfall occurred the night before, while we were bivvying below the hut. In fact, you read all about it <a href=“http://stravaiger.com/stravaigings/matterhorn/index.php" title=“Dial “M” For Matterhorn”>here.