Matterhorn, Breithorn Traverse and Dorenaz
I was climbing with Dick this week with the Matterhorn as the sunning plan, we met on a grey monday morning and decided to head to Zermatt via some rock climbing on route. Between the showers we climbed at the excellent roadside venue of Dorenaz near Martigny, this has the advantage of being very quick to dry and is next to the road. The weather was much better on tuesday so we traversed the Breithorn which was aperfect day out above the clouds. It gave Dick a chance to climb something more difficult and get some more acclimatisation. Wed we had a relaxing morning then walked to the Hornli hut. Thursday was a perfect day clear skies and no wind for our ascent. The Hornli ridge was in perfect conditions with no snow until the shoulder we were up and down in plenty of time to catch the lift down which a few other teams will have missed. A great day out on one of the Alps most iconic peaks.