We went up via the small villages of Zmutt and Stafelalp and then came down via Furi. Below are various photos we took throughout the hike.
Much of our hike, as you will see, was above the tree line and we had to work our way through several hundred metres of unmelted snow just before we got to the top of our hike - Schwarzee Paradise.
During much of hike we saw few other people because the ski runs were closed and the cable car up to Schwarzee Paradise was closed.
That way!: Finding our way through Zmutt, a small village just up the hill from Zermatt.
Village life: Little ski villages such as Stafelalp are tucked away and you come across them very quickly on your hikes.
Flowers: With the weather being warm it prompted the flora to bloom and we saw all sorts of interesting flowers during our hike.
More flowers: High up, above the tree-line we came across this waxy, white flower, Lots of them! It's not Edelweiss though.
Lunch with a view: It was a great place to have lunch. We could have been the only people in the world at that stage. We had seen one other couple just before we stopped for lunch. They had turned around before they got to Schwarzee Paradise because of the snow.
Sheep: We started our trip down from Schwarzee Paradise and almost immediately came across these sheep roaming the side of the hill.
Streaming: Hiking up and down the lower parts of the Matterhorn we were able to collect drinking water from streams such as this one, caused by the melting snow.
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