Only, perhaps, a constitutional aversion to thinking ill of mountaineers.
—
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
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