Guidebook for the 145km tour of the matterhorn trek. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of norman mailers the naked and the dead and james joness the thin red line. A big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirtyfive years by a highly decorated vietnam veteran. The climbing is a progression that culminates in an ascent of the matterhorn. The giants tooth is one of the most spectacular peaks in the alps and a great preparation for the matterhorn. Extra guides will join the group just for the ascent. Climb matterhorn with a mountain guide guided matterhorn. I was in full time employment at the time, taking time off in the summer was a big no no. It combines inspiring mountain scenery with cultural vibrancy in the alpine regions of france, switzerland, and italy, and their distinct yet intertwined cultures. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Our guided climb up the matterhorn is perfect for mountaineers who want to climb one of the most classic routes in all of the world. This is exactly the type of terrain you need to move quickly and efficiently on in order to climb the matterhorn. Cervin is a mountain of the alps, straddling the main watershed and border between switzerland and italy.
The tour of the matterhorn 145km trek cicerone press. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Karl mariantes has hit the nail on the head about the feel and sense of any war. The tour includes two glacier crossings and usually takes about eight to ten days to complete. There is a lot to know about zermatt and numerous facts, anecdotes and stories exist about the matterhorn. After 600m of scrambling we reach the actual base of the climb. They are divided into the arolla series below 4,200 m and the valpelline zone the summit. The following information contained in this pdf brochure provides information that should answer the majority of your questions about the. Calvin sherst we will train on and climb at least two other peaks in the vicinity of zermatt, switzerland. For anyone under the age of 50 or so, the vietnam war occupies at best a dim place in the cabinet of memory. The tour of the matterhorn can be effected by trekkers in about 10 days.
Matterhorn is a novel of the vietnam war in which a company of marines build, abandon and retake an outpost on a remote hilltop in vietnam. Selfguided walk around the south section of the tour of the matterhorn. Mont blanc to the matterhorn trailblazer guides paperback. The matterhorn is a technical alpine rock, snow, and ice. In the morning we drive through the mont blanc tunnel to italy, then take the cable car up from courmayeur in order to make a traverse of the aiguille marbrees, before spending the night at the torino hut maximum ratio 2. The novel matterhorn opens at fire support base matterhorn, the fictional fortified hill in the middle of the jungle for which the novel is named, and begins shortly after the arrival of the protagonist, second lieutenant waino mellas. The matterhorn is one of the most recognizable mountains in all the alps. Matterhorn draws from karl marlantes experience as. The matterhorn is a mountain of the alps, straddling the main watershed and border between. The story is told from the point of view of lieutenant mellas, a college kid who realizes too late that because of his desire to look good coming home from war, he might never come home at all. As the matterhorn straddles the swiss italian frontier, the trek visits both switzerland and italy, each with its own unique traditions, way of life and scenery.
A beautiful, brutal vietnam war epic april 22, 2010 karl marlantes debut novel, 30 years in the making, follows waino mellas, a young. The matterhorn this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as. This tour around the monte rosa massif is one of the finest longdistance hikes in the alps. It is the timeless story of a young marine lieutenant, waino mellas, and his comrades in.
Matterhorn will not only take its place on the top shelf of war fiction, its going to knock a few books off. A novel of the vietnam war by marlantes, karl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Matterhorn by karl marlantes a stark, brutal vietnam war epic karl marlantes debut novel, 30 years in the making, follows waino mellas, a. Intense, powerful, and compelling, matterhorn is an epic war novel in the more. A novel of the vietnam war is a novel by american author and decorated marine karl marlantes. A trekking guide cicerone guides and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Trekking the best of chamonix to zermatt ke adventure travel.
The matterhorn, zermatt, switzerland mountain guides. Mike hamels matterhorn, the brave action, peril, more. The route also links up with the chamonix to zermatt walkers haute route and the tour of monte rosa. Recalled by those alive then as the first televised war, its grainy images have been supplanted by the 24hour technicolor coverage of more recent conflicts. You can order the official book of the monte rosa matterhorn tour online, in the literature section.
Vince flynn, author of pursuit of honor matterhorn is one of the most powerful and moving novels about combat, the vietnam war, and war in general that i have ever read. Experience the beautiful tour of the monte rosa and challenge yourself to one of the. Coronavirus status you can buy books and ebooks to plan, enjoy and dream. Zermatt and the matterhorn by meridian rare books issuu. Climb the matterhorn with alpine guides matterhorn. Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of norman mailers the naked and the dead and. When mellas thinks of the girl he left behind in virginia, marlantess prose becomes fluttery, as it does when mellas, suffering an eye injury, is cared. A guide to the superb 145km trek around the matterhorn, walking anticlockwise from zermatt, with a huge variety of scenery and culture.
A guide to the 145km tour of the matterhorn, described anticlockwise from zermatt and visits 6 valleys via zinal, arolla and breuil, offering spectacular views of 25 peaks of over 4000m. Zermatt and the matterhorn books and other items from the library of a. He shows due respect to the nva that were often demeaned in other books. Michael lee was a marine, wounded during the 77day siege of khe sanh.
The tour du mont blanc tmb is the classic hike, circling western europes highest peak. Not only is the matterhorn seen from all sides, but there are also superb vantage points for views of many of the other high summits of the region. The first four days of the program includes a team of four climbers led by two img internationally certified guides. Tour of the matterhorn when julia told me about this crazy adventurous mountain bike trip she was planning back in december 2015 it never occurred to me that id go on the trip. The tour goes over high passes via zinal, arolla and breuil, visiting charming alpine villages. It is a large, nearsymmetric pyramidal peak in the extended monte rosa area of the pennine alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres 14,692 ft high, making it one of the highest. The matterhorn, zermatt, switzerland 2020 international mountain guides. If you want to climb the matterhorn in 1 day i advise you to the hire a local guides in zermatt, i do not guide the matterhorn in 1 day. This book contains more than a 100 pictures that are an. Dear climber, thanks for your interest in climbing in the alps with img. She is author of chamonix mountain adventures and mont blanc walks. Matterhorn is that rare modern novel destined to become a classic. Karl marlantes has written a riveting and harrowing portrait of young men at war.
Find walking maps and guidebooks, self guided walking holidays and hiking tours. This trail is also known as tour du cervin, tour of the matterhorn. Official website of the association matterhorn tour matterhorn tour informs you. A fantastic oneweek walking holiday adventure in the alps from chamonix in france to zermatt in switzerland. The matterhorn is located in the swiss alps, close to the border of italy and just southwest of zermatt. We traditionally short rope our clients for safety and speed. Any time between july 1 september 15 on a custom basis. As a young man, returned from a tour of duty in vietnam, he began writing an epic novel about the war he experienced and the way that combat changes people. Karl marlantess 35year struggle to write a true novel of the vietnam war has finally paid off, says robert mccrum matterhorn is a bestseller. A few days before leaving on vacation to switzerland we walked into a mountaineering store and found a book called tour of the matterhorn by hilary sharp. This tour is very strenuous and difficult and is only for expert mountaineers with years of experience. Some of the books are available from zermatt tourism, others from zermatts book shops.
We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The organization, zermatt hotel, and earlier climbs riffelhorn, dri hornli, weissmies were great. Upon reaching the summit of the matterhorn for the first time, whymper recorded in his book the delightful. Matterhorn should be a great book and is a great book. It is the timeless story of a young marine lieutenant, waino mellas, and his comrades in bravo company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood. Matterhorn is a riveting but emotionally grueling read. However, trient is a very small hamlet with only basic accommodation, and so we take a short private transfer to the nearby village of argentiere to stay in a luxury spa hotel. From zermatt, trains and cable cars run to the surrounding peaksto reach the matterhorn, take the cable car from the matterhorn glacier paradise valley base station, a 45minute journey via furi, trockener steg, and schwarzsee. Dieser weg wird auch als tour du cervin, tour of the matterhorn bekannt. We skimmed through it and thought the seven stages it described could easily be done in. Lyall we are pleased to offer a final selection of books from the library of alan lyall. A great read, whether you are preparing for a trip, reminiscing about a memorable stay, looking for entertainment or gathering knowledge. Its steep faces and the fear it inspired in mountain climbers of the 19th century made it one of the last great alpine peaks to be climbed.
1273 220 1075 640 1015 1413 602 543 950 428 121 755 512 942 818 1257 720 210 1521 1046 429 1228 835 70 573 1061 1589 1097 738 897 734 817 1084 171 286 270 604 1284 1553 1448 1493 963 1469 408 1015 1283 951