Climb your first four-thousand-metre peak in Switzerland: the Breithorn!
Located near Zermatt, Switzerland, the Breithorn is a five peak, glaciated mountain ridge that offers beginners the possibility of climbing up its main summit, the little Cervin.
To begin your Swiss alpine adventure, after meeting your guide at the bottom of the Matterhorn Express station, you will then take the cable car to the Klein Matterhorn station to start the high altitude tour, taking the ‘normal route’ up the Breithorn! As you ascend higher and higher, you will have breathtaking views over the Swiss Alps and the magnificent peaks that surround you, giving you the true feeling of being on top of the world!
This guided tour up the ‘normal route’ of the Breithorn can be done throughout the year, during any season. In the winter, the climbing tour is also combined with a ski descent down the Schwarztor and you also have the option to do the tour on cross-country skis or snowshoes for an added unique aspect to this unforgettable experience!
This mountain adventure takes around a half day of climbing and requires no technical expertise but simply strong endurance and acclimisation. As long as you enjoy being in nature and are up for the challenge, this is the perfect mountaineering activity for you! With Zermatters' certified mountain guides by your side to lead you up and down the Breithorn, you will be in safe hands the whole way through so that you can climb with confidence!
Book this guided tour of the Breithorn now and realise the once in a lifetime experience of conquering a 4,000 metre peak in the Swiss Alps!
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Practical information
5 hour guided ascent up 300 meters to the main summit of the Breithorn (4’154 metres above sea level) from the Matterhorn Express Cablecar in Zermatt. This activity is suitable for beginner mountaineers.
-Meet guide at the bottom of the Matterhorn Express station
-Buy ticket and ascend to Glacier Paradise station
-Safety and activity briefing
-Get equipped
-Begin the 300 metre ascent!
-Reach the main summit
-Descend back down (option to ski down in winter)
-End of activity
Please contact Zermatters 2 days before your tour to check on the conditions and to make sure the minimum number of participants has been met for the group tour to take place.
Insurance is the responsibility of the participant (accident and evacuation insurance advised)
- Certified mountain guide
- Equipment rental: crampons, harness, hiking poles
- Round trip cable car ticket Zermatt - Klein Matterhorn (114 CHF)
- Hiking boots (rigid, up to your ankle)
- Backpack
- Warm and waterproof clothing
- Gloves
- Hat/headband
- Sunglasses
- Suncream
- Snacks
- Waterbottle