Named after John Tyndall (1820–1893), the Irish physicist who reached this fore-summit of the Matterhorn's Italian ridge in 1862, three years before Whymper claimed the main summit.
Southern shoulder of the Matterhorn on the Italian Lion ridge, named after physicist John Tyndall. Crossed during the Italian normal route ascent of the Matterhorn from the Carrel hut.
The Irish physicist John Tyndall reached this fore-summit on the Matterhorn's southwest (Lion) ridge in 1862, three years before Whymper finally took the main summit. Tyndall, who turned back at what he believed to be the impassable notch (the Enjambée) just short of the top, is remembered in the peak's name.
Route lines are approximate — drawn from guidebook waypoints, not GPS tracks. Don't navigate by them.
