2015 was the year of the Matterhorn: 150 years had passed since its first ascent, which was well celebrated.
At the beginning of the season at the Matterhorn, extreme alpinist Dani Arnold sets a new milestone: He climbs the north face in 1 hour and 46 minutes. This is 10 minutes less than Ueli Steck’s previous record.
On 22 April he climbs the classic route of the Nordwand Erstbegeher (Schmid Route) – and so fast that he was practically back in Zermatt for lunch…
The day after Dani climbs into the wall again. This time for a photo and film date with us…