Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Matterhorn

Matterhorn is a famous mountain peak in the Pennine Alps. It rises 14,692 feet on the boundary between Valais, Switzerland, and the Piedmont region of Italy. It is about 40 miles east of Mont Blanc.

The Matterhorn rises like a pyramid from the mountains around it. Snow always covers the upper slopes of this peak. Many climbers have scaled its steep sides. The first person to make the dangerous climb to the top of the Matterhorn was Edward Whymper in 1865.

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