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The Matterhorn 2015-2017 Mountain VR Tour Switzerland

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The Matterhorn from 2015 to 2017 had memorable moments from anniversary celebrations to memorable sporting competitions to base camp grand reopenings

The Matterhorn 2015-2017 Mountain VR Tour Switzerland

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 Gps Coordinates  /  45.9614049,7.6404727

 

The Matterhorn 2015-2017 Mountain VR Tour Switzerland

XJ6R+H59 Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy

 

 

 

Matterhorn in 2015 had alot of ceremony to mark anniversaries, the ones up top were taken in 2015 and the ones climbing down below to Base Camp were taken in 2017.

 

Home to the Matterhorn Base Camp (reopened in 2015 after a full renovation)

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Link Location Gps 45.976605

Gps Coordinates  /  45.976605,7.6583358

In 2015 the route of the first explorers to ever conquer the Swiss Matterhorn has been lit up to mark 150 years since their climb.

 

 

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9765968  /  Gps Link 45.9766045  /  Gps Link 45.9766083

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9765968,7.6581841  /  45.9766045,7.6581159  /  45.9766083,7.65803

 

2016 Skyrunning sport was memorable that year, Skyrunning is not just about the uphill and more often than not, it’s the downhill that determines the winner.

 

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9766121  /  Gps Link 45.9766235  /  Gps Link 45.9764595

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9766121,7.6579909  /  45.9766235,7.6579013  /  45.9764595,7.6571703

In 2016, the Series, composed of four disciplines, features 23 races in 15 venues on three continents.

 

 

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9763832  /  Gps Link 45.9763451  /  Gps Link 45.9760971

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9763832,7.6567464  /  45.9763451,7.6565857  /  45.9760971,7.6558723

This is composed of the 2017 route to the Cabin which needs an amazing climb and feat of endurance to reach, so below is a brief summary of what it takes to reach that area.

 

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9751129  /  Gps Link 45.9742457  /  Gps Link 45.9741486

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9751129,7.6544881  /  45.9742457,7.653894  /  45.9741486,7.653497

 

Sometimes base camps can be easy to reach but on this 2017 tour we can show some of the pitfalls that would befall you trying to reach basecamps

 

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9741821  /  Gps Link 45.9741135  /  Gps Link 45.9739265

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9741821,7.6521463  /  45.9741135,7.6516023  /  45.9739265,7.6510224

 

From the summit the mission is not to reach the base but rather the base camp, the basecamp of The Matterhorn teeters over the edge of the mountain itself sticking outside of the wall rock precariously.

 

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9737473  /  Gps Link 45.9735451  /  Gps Link 45.9729316

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9737473,7.6500034  /  45.9735451,7.6492095  /  45.9729316,7.64815

 

 Many times some people trying to reach basecamp are in really badshape so it's not uncommon for people already at basecamp to be ready at a moments notice to put their lives in peril as the only first responders in the area.

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9733086  /  Gps Link 45.9730721  /  Gps Link 45.9730301

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9733086,7.6482224  /  45.9730721,7.6477823  /  45.9730301,7.6477022

 

 Recommended viewing of Matterhorn of 206 is, The Horn (2016) - Documentary series following the mountain rescue teams in the Swiss Alps.

 

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 Link Location Gps  /  Gps Link 45.9729309  /  Gps Link 45.9725113  /  Gps Link 45.9680524  /  Gps Link 45.9680634

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9729309,7.6475167  /  45.9725113,7.6466722  /  45.9680524,7.6426199  /  45.9680634,7.6424828

 

They said both bodies were found in a ravine at an altitude of 4,000m.

 

British climbers found dead on Matterhorn 2016, weather conditions made it impossible for rescuers to fly.

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Link Location Gps 45.9765625

 

Gps Coordinates  /  45.9765625,7.6584096

 

2017 Toblerone legal debacle hits borders

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As we're on the topic of 2017 and Matterhorn Toblerone was a usual headline of 2017 as they once had The Matterhorn on their logo have now been forced to remove it at least pay hefty fee's to that area of switzerland for distrubtion of graphic landmarking for claiming The Matterhorn as their official label, 2017 Toblerone during 2017 decided to refuse while removing Matterhorn logo and replace it with triangle art instead with the move too alot of headquarters at Slovakia

 

 

 

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