On top of the world! Brave climbers retrace steps of first successful Matterhorn trek 150 years later... and pose for amazing 360 degree picture
- Stephan Siegrist and David Fassel successfully retraced the steps of adventurer Edward Whymper
- The duo climbed the north face of the Matterhorn mountain the Swiss Alps to pose for a 360 degree photo
- A remarkable image, it looks as though the entire world is in the background of the shot
- To create the photograph, the men used a Google Street Style-view camera mounted on a selfie stick
A pair of climbers retraced the steps of the brave Brit who first conquered the deadly Matterhorn mountain in the Alps to pose for a unique 360 degree picture, which makes it look like they are - quite literally - on top of the world.
The high-altitude birds eye view photograph looks down on Stephan Siegrist and David Fassel as they stand atop the dangerous Swiss mountain.
A remarkable image, complete with the entire world in the background, it was taken with a Google Street View-style camera mounted on a selfie stick.
A pair of climbers retraced the steps of the brave Brit, Edward Whymper, who first conquered the deadly Matterhorn mountain in the Alps
Once they reached the summit, they posed for a unique 360 degree picture, which looks like they are - quite literally - on top of the world
The high-altitude birds-eye view photograph looks down on adventurers Stephan Siegrist and David Fassel
The men first had to climb the 15,000 foot mountain with six GoPro cameras chronicling their every move
The duo have created the illusion that they were standing thousands of miles above the Earth.
Stephan said: 'With Project 360, we can continue what Google did in length and width with our camera, opening up a third dimension with a crystal-clear view down.'
The pair of expert mountaineers climbed the almost 15,000 ft mountain by retracing the steps of Edward Whymper.
Whymper was a British climber who led the first successful ascent in 1865.
The remarkable image, which looks like the entire world is in the background, was taken with a Google Street View-style camera
Edward Whymper (left) led the first successful ascent in 1865, while David Fassel (right) recreated the hike in 2015
The men initially decided to set out on the trek to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first successful climb of the dangerous peak
For generations, the Matterhorn was deemed impossible to climb due to its almost pyramidal peak and has climbed hundreds of lives
David Fassel (pictured) and Stephan Siegrist scaled the north face of the mountain with their selfie stick for the breathtaking image
For generations, the Matterhorn was deemed impossible to climb due to its almost pyramidal peak.
Ever since it was first attempted, has claimed the lives of more than 500 mountaineers.
To mark the 150th anniversary of it being conquered, the climbers from the Mammut Pro Team retraced the steps of the early pioneers - and recorded their entire ascent of the north face of the mountain with six GoPro cameras.
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