Richard Branson’s Son Airlifted from Summit of Matterhorn Wild man gazilionaire Richard Branson has a 29-year-old son. That son had terrible altitude sickness while ascending the 14,692′ Matterhorn in Switzerland on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014. He was weak, throwing up, dry heaving, and exhausted. His lead guide told him he had to descend multiple times on the ascent, but he wouldn’t listen. He continued up to the summit while “retching uncontrollably” as Richard […] SnowBrains | September 5, 2014 1 Comment