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World's oldest guide - Ulrich Inderbinen of Zermatt dies 103
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Ulrich Inderbinen, who died yesterday at Zermatt aged 103, was almost certainly the oldest active mountain guide in the world.

Ski guiding till 95, he continued mountain guiding in summer until he was 97. Then, after taking 10 minutes longer than he had set himself for the descent of the 4,164 m Breithorn, he decided the moment had come to hang up his ice-axe.

Full report in today's Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=F14HTU4VMI2RBQFIQMFSM5OAVCBQ0JVC?xml=/news/2004/06/16/db1602.xml&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=93134
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This will be a source of great sadness in Zermatt. Their website carries a very brief announcement and photo today. Here's a nice photo of him.

I have in front of me the biography of Ulrich Inderbinen by Heidi Lanz and Liliane De Meester which is subtitled "As old as the century", because he was born in 1900 and his 100th birthday coincided with the end of the 20th century.

It's a great book, if you like Zermatt and want to know how the place evolved as a resort, with lots of old photos of the village. ISBN 3-907816-50-1.


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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Shocked WOW Shocked what a guy!
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He must have been quite an amazing guy to meet. Quite humbling really.
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Every cragg and line in the photo of the gentleman's face seem to speak of what I am sure is a fascinating story of a what must have been a remarkable life. As Chris said "quite humbling".
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