3. The Glacier Express carries guests in comfortable panorama cars through the most beautiful areas of the Alps from St.Moritz to Zermatt. During this journey, it crosses 291 bridges and goes through 91 tunnels. In Switzerland, a country in love ...

Whether you are at Zermatt for a nice relaxation in the beautiful alpine nature or to enjoy skiing, there are much more activities that you just can’t miss while at Zermatt. If you get want to do something different other ...

The Swiss Alpine Club’s Monte Rosa hut above Zermatt has failed to meet the energy targets set out during its construction, having to rely on diesel generators to supply enough power for the many climbers and walkers staying there. The ...

A look into the SAC’s history reveals that this has been a constant dilemma, which first emerged at the end of the 19th century, when the mountains became more accessible. The period saw the first alpine railway and cable cars ...

The Swiss Alpine Club or the SAC is celebrating its 150th anniversary of the Matterhorn this year, but has the task of both protecting the mountain nature and promoting Alpine sports. But reconciling these confilicting aims can sometimes prove to ...

The alphorn or alpenhorn is a unique instrument made of wooden natural horn or conical bore with a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece and was used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland. In the past, a group of more than 500 alphorn players ...

Grab on to something. This obvious-sounding tactic greatly depends on the size of the avalanche, but in smaller, less powerful situations, it can save a life. While major avalanches have the strength to rip trees and rocks from the ground, ...

As you may already know, Zermatt is one of the most popular and famous areas for skiing and mountaineering. But with so much snow, sometimes accidents happen. And one of the dangerous ones, other than falling into crevasse, is avalanche. ...

The highest cinema in Europe has been established at the Matterhorn glacier paradise at an altitude of 3,883 meters. The modern Cinema Lounge in the Breithorn tunnel offers pure movie pleasure. Film clips shimmer from the silver screen, showing a ...

The Zumsteinspitze was the first summit of the Monte Rosa massif to be climbed. Its name comes from the topographer Joseph Zumstein, who explored the peak with other scientists. The Zumsteinspitze is the third highest peak in the Monte Rosa ...