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just before the final 3rd class to the summit
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Start of first pitch.
Peter Pribik leading the awesome 5.7 finish pitch on Matterhorn's North Arete
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William Fleming
Feb 19, 2016
“just before the final 3rd class to the summit”  

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just before the final 3rd class to the summit
Peter Pribik leading the awesome 5.7 finish pitch on Matterhorn's North Arete
Owen shredding down from the East Couloir (green) after cimbing the north Arete (red) on a winter climb/ski link up. February 2016
Hope this photo shows how much exposure you get if you traverse to the arete on the final pitch. 5.7 climbing doesn't get much better than this, do it!
The start was a little hard to find for us—we ended up on a ledge that was off-route, and had to down solo some scary/loose sections. This is the start for anyone having trouble finding the first pitch.
The route we took up the N Arete
Route topo
Leaving the safety of the crack and getting out on the Arete!
Ridge traverse to the summit. Start at the bottom left corner and you can follow the rope to Tully, perched with a yellow backpack in the shaded corner towards the top. Just on the other side is a walk to the summit.
Corner pitch near the top of the climb.
Zee same photo of zee same corner near zee top. The little chimney thing right after this was probably the crux...or at least the most awkward part of the climbing
top of what I think is the 4th pitch in the topo. Right before crossing back over the arete. We found a shiny 2 bolt anchor with rap rings here