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It is more familiar than the Swiss cross. it adorns countless postcards and chocolate boxes and, as a symbol of Swit- zerland, it even leaves Swiss cheese and the Alphorn in the shade - that's the Matterhorn for you - and the fact that it has become a trade mark has in no way detracted from its dignity.
In 1865, the Englishman, Whymper, was the first to set foot on its summit. Granted that at 14,690 feet. the Matterhorn is only the fourth highest mountain in Europe but its impressive, pyramid-shape most certainly makes it the archetype of all Alpine peaks