Why is Matterhorn is said to be the most photographed peak in the Swiss Alps?

With its dramatic pyramid-like shape, the Matterhorn is said to be the most photographed peak in the Swiss Alps. Its steep slopes also make it notoriously hard to climb. What's not visible to photographers or climbers is another important trait of this mountain: It is always subtly swaying.



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The history of the Matterhorn begins between 90 and 20 million years ago, when the African and Eurasian continental tectonic plates slammed into one another and forced the ground upward into a peak.

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