Normal route

Although a seriousalpine climbingroute in its own right, the Hörnli ridge (1,220 m,ADIII) of theMatterhornis the "voie normale" that most climbers use to reach the summit.

Anormal routeornormal way(French:voie normale;German:Normalweg) is the most frequently usedclimbing routefor ascending and descending a givenmountain peak;it is usually the easiest and often the most straightforward route.Other generic names include thetourist routeortrade route,and some climbing routes have specific 'normal route' names such as the "Yak Route" on Mount Everest.