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Monte Rosa and Lyskamm

Monte Rosa and Lyskamm

above Gorner Glacier





Monte Rosa and Lyskamm

Monte Rosa and Lyskamm

on descent from Gornergrat





Monte Rosa and Lyskamm

Monte Rosa

on descent from Gornergrat






Monte Rosa and Lyskamm

Monte Rosa and Lyskamm




Lyskamm from Gornergrat

Lyskamm from Gornergrat



Gornergrat Railway

The Gornergrat is a ridge of the Pennine Alps

 overlooking the Gorner Glacier.

The Gornergratbahn rack railway

runs from Zermatt.

The Gornergrat ( 3089m ) provides a view

of more than 20 of the 4000m Peaks including:-

 Monte Rosa, Lyskamm, Matterhorn,

 Dom and Weisshorn.




View from Riffelalp station on the Gornergrat Railway from Zermatt

View from Riffelalp station

 on the Gornergrat Railway

 from Zermatt




The Matterhorn from the Gornergrat above Zermatt

The Matterhorn

from the Gornergrat




Members of 24th Glasgow ( Bearsden ) Scout Group at the Gornergrat

Members of 24th Glasgow ( Bearsden ) Scouts

 at the Gornergrat in 1965

24th Glasgow ( Bearsden ) Scouts in Switzerland




24th Glasgow at the Gornergrat

Members of 24th Glasgow ( Bearsden ) Scouts

at the Gornergrat in 1961

( photo by Robin Aitken )

24th Glasgow ( Bearsden ) Scouts in Switzerland

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