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Zermatt (German: [tsɛʁˈmat] ⓘ, Swiss Standard German:) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
It is located at a height of 2,222 metres (7,290 ft) above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain. Once the site of the prestigious Riffelalp Grand Hotel , today Riffelalp mainly consists of a large hotel complex, the Riffelalp Resort 2222m , and a chapel.
They descended to Zermatt, sought and engaged Peter Taugwalder, and gave him permission to choose another guide. When they returned to the Monte Rosa Hotel, they encountered Michel Croz who had been hired by Charles Hudson. They had come to Zermatt with the same intention, to attempt to ascend the Matterhorn.
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The Inderbinen-Brunnen, a fountain dedicated to Ulrich Inderbinen found in Zermatt, Switzerland. Ulrich Inderbinen (3 December 1900 in Zermatt, Valais – 14 June 2004) was a Swiss mountain guide famous for his longevity and love for mountain climbing. He had been on the top of Matterhorn over 370 times and made his last ascent of it when he ...