Zermatt · 3,089m · On-location photography

Photoshoot at Gornergrat — Glacier Panorama

The Gorner glacier, the Matterhorn's east face and twenty-nine peaks over 4,000 metres. The railway takes 33 minutes; the terrace below the Kulmhotel faces the Matterhorn directly.

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90 MINUTESCHF 650LIFT & TRAVEL EXTRA
Illustrative fieldwork photograph from Valais; not a photograph of GornergratVALAIS FIELDWORK · ILLUSTRATIVE, NOT LOCATION-SPECIFIC

The image & the plan

What makes Gornergrat work.

THE FRAME

The image

The terrace is the shot. The path down towards Riffelberg opens the wide glacier frame when the terrace is busy.

PLAN B

Weather & backup

At this altitude cloud can close the view completely. Lower stations are the fallback.

GETTING THERE

Logistics

Gornergrat railway, CHF 66 return with Half-Fare. Not included.

BE PREPARED

Practical

Wind is the real problem. Hair, coats, short windows. Minus twelve is ordinary in January.

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