Besso (mountain)

Besso
Besso (right) and Zinalrothorn (left)
height	3668  m above sea level M.
location	Canton of Valais , Switzerland
Mountains	Valais Alps , Weisshorn Group
Dominance	1.6 km →  Zinalrothorn
Notch height	149 m ↓  unnamed notch
Coordinates	617 028  /  102924 coordinates: 46 ° 4 '39 "  N , 7 ° 39' 32"  O ; CH1903:  617,028  /  102924
First ascent	1862 by JB Epinay and J. Vianin

The Besso is a 3668  m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Val d'Anniviers in the canton of Valais , Switzerland . The name Besso means twins in the patois (French dialect) of the Val d'Anniviers and refers to the two peaks of the mountain. It towers over the resort of Zinal and lies northwest of the Zinalrothorn .

The first ascent was probably made in 1862 by the two mountain guides JB Epinay and J. Vianin.

The easiest route on the Besso is known as the “Chemin des Dames” (ladies route). The classic route starts from the Cabane du Mountet and leads over the southwest ridge ( PD + ). According to Collomb, this route was first set out in 1906 by the British writer and alpinist Robert Lock Graham Irving .

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  Besso (left), with the Ober Gabelhorn (right)

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  The Besso up close.

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  The Besso with its twin peaks.

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  The Val de Zinal with Besso (left).

Web links

Commons : Besso  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Describes the women's route on the Besso

Individual evidence

1. ^ Collomb, Robin G., Pennine Alps Central , Alpine Club, London 1975, p. 75.