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The Matterhorn is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, towering over the Swiss town of Zermatt and the Italian town of Breuil-Cervinia in the Val Tournanche. It was the last major mountain of the Alps to be climbed, not merely because of its technical difficulty, but of the fear it inspired in early mountaineers. The first serious attempts began around 1858, mostly from the Italian side, but despite appearances, the southern routes are harder, and parties repeatedly found themselves on difficult slippery rock and had to turn back. Photo taken June 1996 by User:Stan Shebs.

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