The Matterhorn's rock pyramid against a dark blue sky, with cloud trailing off both flanks above grey moraine and glacier ice

Matterhorn from the Glacier Trail

Matterhorn Glacier Trail, Zermatt · 7 September 2021, 10:58

A day later I was on the Matterhorn Glacier Trail, near its Schwarzsee end. From here the mountain fills the frame, with cloud trailing off both of its flanks.

The top of the mountain, above the cloud on its flanks.
- First climbed on 14 July 1865 by Edward Whymper's party, by the Hörnli ridge. Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
I took the photo from the trail, near its Schwarzsee end.
- Height from the swissALTIRegio terrain model at the camera's GPS position. Source: swissALTIRegio terrain model

Camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS II USM
Focal length: 70 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter speed: 1/400 s
Sensitivity: ISO 100

Altitude: 2,585 m
Position: 45.9908 N 7.7103 E