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House-Hut Solvay Hut is located at an altitude of 4003 meters in the north-east ridge of the Matterhorn in Switzerland and belongs to the largest mountaineering club. Pay attention to the porch of a house on the photo, it is not as such a step to the side and a precipice.




How did a surprisingly cramped and interconnected our world many events! It would seem that what the thread can be pulled from the hut for climbers at an altitude of four kilometers of the first in Russia soda factory? It turns out that there is one thread, and her name - Gaston Ernest Solvay, a Belgian chemical engineer and entrepreneur.
But all in order. The chemist Solvay (Solvay) was born in 1838 and died in 1922. In between these dates, he could make a lot of wonderful things, of which we are interested, first of all, that it has developed an efficient method for producing ammonia soda from common salt. Second, in 1883, together with the Permian merchant II Lyubimov he built Russia's first plant for the production of soda, which is located near the village of Berezniki in the Perm province. Finally, in 1915, Solvay has donated money to build a hut on the ridge of the Matterhorn (German. Matterhorn).
Here is the picturesque mountain:



I wonder how were built this unusual?



First, with the help of animal building materials were delivered to a height of 3260 meters, and then, using a small and temporary ropeway materials transported to its destination, that is, the final height of 4,000 meters.
House was named in honor of the inventor-businessman Belgian Ernest Solvay (Ernest Solvay), who donated it in gratitude for the unforgettable hours spent in the mountains and by the realization that sudden storms can lead to tragedy, are on the rise and descent, climbers. A sky-high, you guessed it, I called this house is not for value, and by belonging, usefulness and, of course, the presence of romance.



Solvay Hut (Solvay Hut) was rebuilt in 1966, and in 1976 it was established emergency telephone.
And the more this transcendental house is different from other rock structures, you ask? Basically, all the mining structure designed to replenish food stocks, to provide housing for mountaineers, rock climbers, and ordinary tourists. Solvay Hut (Solvay Hut) can be used only in cases of extreme necessity. Lightly rest, flip majestic, breathtaking beauty of the mountain massif of Monte Rosa, a sip of tea and go back in search of adventure. As they say, is small but precious, and good should be gradually))





































What is this mountain? Now I tell ...
Located on the border of Switzerland and Italy, Mount Matterhorn - a kind of pyramid in the center of Europe to converge its top four triangular faces. Like every other pyramid (be it the famous pyramids in Egypt or the slightly less well-known buildings such as in Mexico), Mount Matterhorn is also full of mysteries and tragic stories.
Matterhorn adjustment takes only the fifth place among the alpine peaks, but the complexity of the ascent is unmatched among its neighbors. Its facets are so insidious that the most experienced climbers can not climb on them until 1865. A southern slope remained unconquered another 66 the following year.

Even the ascent repeatedly brought very contradictory results. So, first climbed the mountain Briton Edward Whymper with a group of climbers. And the descent of four pioneers died in the breaking of the rope ... In 1933, three French make the first ascent of a route of the Matterhorn - and all three are killed on the way back.
One of the climbers who acquired fame thanks to the Matterhorn was the conductor Hermann Perrin. He set himself the task to climb this mountain as much as 150 times, but when he had to make a record of less than ten climbs, fell to his death.



And although so far everything walls and edges of the Matterhorn passed, and guides that lead to the top of a large number of tourists (as some routes are overloaded) - here still die every year from 10 to 15 people.
Matterhorn has its own character - at least, do not doubt the inhabitants of the nearby town of Zermatt. They say that even the weather in Switzerland, in this part, it depends on the mood of the legendary mountain. When the sky clouds over, and 4478-meter peak of the Matterhorn is hidden behind the clouds - this means that the mountain is not in the spirit. When the Matterhorn wants to play a trick - it can "stand Vesuvius": cloud covers only part of the mountain, creating a feeling that the smoke curls from the top, as if before the eruption. But when this hill a good mood - she flaunts glittering ice cap at the top, as if inviting to make a memorable photo of the Matterhorn.



Zermatt, which lies on a hillside at an altitude of 1608 meters, does enjoy the advantage of having such a neighbor. It is not just one of the most famous ski resorts in Switzerland is, in fact, the business card of tourism in this country. There is something to do all year round, but summer activity, as you might guess, is also associated with recreation in the mountains. Until that of Zermatt started up the so-called "train of dawn", with which you can catch the stunning beauty of the sunrise on the Matterhorn ...
About the same mountain is operated by the neighboring country. At an altitude of 2006 meters above sea level at the foot of the southern slope of the Matterhorn is the village Breuil-Cervinia - a very popular ski resort in Italy. With nothing to divide them Zermatt mountain of the total, and there's nothing you can do. Therefore, both have a common resort ski slopes, hiking trails and general great many travelers who come here for the sake of active and ski holidays in the Alps.
... And they say that anyone who has seen the Matterhorn, will be lucky and rich. Maybe that's why in the vaults of Switzerland kept so much money? We invite you to enjoy this famous natural monument in Switzerland: an excellent opportunity to check out a local proverb!



Source: masterok.livejournal.com