The car stays in Täsch; the train climbs to Zermatt under the Matterhorn
5 days · 485 km · by car, two people
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Grauspitz
Day 2 · 23 km after last night's stop
With an elevation of 2,599 metres above sea level, the Grauspitz is the highest mountain in Liechtenstein.
Wikipedia · Svickova · Public domain
Alps
Day 2 · 113 km before tonight's stop
The Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across several Alpine countries : Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.
Wikipedia · Terra (EOS AM-1) satellite · Public domain
Monte Rosa
Day 3 · 16 km from Täsch
The great east wall was first climbed in 1872, from Macugnaga by Richard Pendlebury with his brother, W. M. Pendlebury, Rev.
Wikipedia · Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dufourspitze
Day 3 · 16 km from Täsch
The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps.
Wikipedia · TobiasBender · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dom (mountain)
Day 3 · 7 km from Täsch
With a height of 4,546 m, it is the seventh highest summit in the Alps, overall.
Wikipedia · Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bietschhorn
Day 3 · 36 km from Täsch
It was first climbed on 13 August 1859 by Leslie Stephen, with guides Anton Siegen, Johann Siegen and Joseph Ebener.
Wikipedia · User Telnet on de.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0