European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Europe hiking a amp a a a. A. A a a. A. A a a Swiss. National tourist Tolice the matterhorn towers above the valleys crags and houses of Switzerland seeming to be just waiting for timbers to take it on. The author did just that. A Peak experience matterhorn climb is ultimate hike by Mark Swearengen about he time i turned 24, i saw the Alps for the first time while serving in the army. I loved the mountains and Learned to ski Down a few but had no desire to climb any. The matterhorn in Switzerland i knew it existed but that s about All. Ten years later in 1974, i took up Hunting in Germany. Before Long i was getting acquainted with Mountain trails on Hunts for Chamois South of Garmisch. Those bavarian Hunters the Way they dressed and made their Way up the Mountain i think i had seen them years before in Sally Pollard s fourth Grade geography class in Northeast Missouri. Hunting in the Alps eventually led me to Mountain hiking. Although this was often strenuous it Felt Good and Yves fun. I continued to ski in the Winter. Four years later Hank Rilling my Boss at the time recommended that i try skiing in Zermatt Switzerland you la love it he said and the Snow is great there. So on his advice i went with my family to Zermatt. And on a sunday morning while walking with my daughter toward the lift skis on our shoulders i saw the matterhorn for the first time. It was Beautiful. More so than in the pictures. Skiing was fun then., and we thought it would be met e. To go Back someday. Then Rilling told me about an idea he and a Friend had of climbing the matterhorn. Quot climbing the matterhorn Quot i said in disbelief. Quot you would try us h a thing a. Quot sure Quot Rilling said. Quot people do i had walked up and Down Mountain trails climbed a Mountain. I could t believe it would be something for me but now Rilling had revived a Urio it Ity that started Back in the fourth guide. I read about climbing the matterhorn including a a accounts by Edward whimper an a a englishman whose party of seven Hud been the first to rear i the lop in 1 bus Ihen had a tragic act ident on the Way Down that killed four i discussed the idea of climbing the Mountain with friends. I Turing the next few years did i ire Mountain walking. I hiked to tin lop by Maria s Len Mersberg. Of 7/re sound of Al it tame near Sal in org. I went up the Kurn Crspin and set Lionel Karsnitz near Curmis h a Lew limes arid some of the walkable peaks in Zermatt. Una Nikii a on in Jim to 4 june 20, 1901 stripes Magazine 3
