Aletschhorn
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 Aletschhorn |
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| height | 4193 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Bernese Alps | |
| Dominance | 13.5 km → Finsteraarhorn | |
| Notch height | 1017 m ↓ Lötschenlücke | |
| Coordinates | 642 633 / 146125 | |
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| First ascent | June 18, 1859 by Johann Josef Benet (guide), Peter Bohren (guide), V. Tairraz (guide), Francis Fox Tuckett | |
| Normal way | WS + - not very difficult alpine tour (via the northeast ridge) | |
The Aletschhorn is a 4193 m (according to other information also 4195 m ) high, glaciated mountain peak in the canton of Valais , in the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region , which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . After the Finsteraarhorn , it is the second highest point in the massif of the Bernese Alps . While the Great Aletschfirn is on its northern flank, the mountain is the starting point of the Oberaletsch Glacier (to the southwest) and the Mittelaletsch Glacier (to the southeast), both in the catchment area of the Aletsch Glacier .
The Aletschhorn is considered the coldest mountain in the Alps .
Routes
Northeast ridge
- Difficulty: WS +
- Time required: 4–5 hours
- Starting point: Mittelaletschbiwak ( 3013 m )
- Valley location: Fiesch ( 1049 m )
Northwest ridge
- Difficulty: ZS , with III. UIAA grade rock climbing
- Time required: 8 hours
- Starting point: Oberaletschhütten ( 2640 m )
- Valley location: Blatten near Naters ( 1322 m )
Southeast ridge
- Difficulty: ZS
- Time required: 7–8 hours
- Starting point: Oberaletschhütten ( 2640 m )
- Valley location: Blatten near Naters ( 1322 m )
Southwest rib
- Difficulty: ZS , with II. UIAA grade rock climbing
- Time required: 7–8 hours
- Starting point: Oberaletschhütten ( 2640 m )
- Valley location: Blatten near Naters ( 1322 m )
Hasler rib
- Difficulty: ZS + , with II. UIAA grade rock climbing
- Time required: 7–8 hours
- Starting point: Konkordia huts ( 2850 m )
- Valley location: Grindelwald ( 1034 m )
North face
- Difficulty: S
- Time required: 5–8 hours
- Starting point: Hollandiahütte ( 3240 m )
- Valley location: Grindelwald ( 1034 m )
literature
- Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four-thousanders in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2 .
Web links
Commons : Aletschhorn - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Aletschhorn at 4000m - the four-thousanders of the Alps
- Aletschhorn on GeoFinder.ch
- Aletschhorn on the ETHorama platform
- Oberaletschhütte
Individual evidence
- ↑ Digital maps from the Federal Office of Topography 1: 25000.
- ↑ Werner Munter , Margrit Munter: Bernese Alps. Area guide for hikers, mountaineers and climbers. From the Sanetsch Pass to the Grimsel. The most popular climbs to the most important peaks with a description of all recommended ski mountaineering tours. Written according to the guidelines of the UIAA. 10th, revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7633-2415-1 , RZ 948.
- ↑ http://www.alpen-guide.de/reisefuehrer/poi/aletschhorn-fiesch