Ulrich Inderbinen
Ulrich Inderbinen, the world's oldest mountain guide, died on June 14th, aged 103
THE Matterhorn in Switzerland, with its bent, jagged peak and steep glacial ridges, is frequently climbed these days. As on many popular yet difficult mountains, ropes and ladders are fixed permanently into the rock and ice, and huts line the route to the summit. But the Matterhorn has long had a reputation for deadliness—half the members of the first group to climb it, in 1865, perished on the descent—and it remains one of the world's most dangerous peaks. Crowds make it more so, as novice climbers are tempted by its fame.
This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline “Ulrich Inderbinen”
Obituary June 26th 2004
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