Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen)
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 The Breithorn from the north, taken from the Schilthorn |
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| height | 3780 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton border Bern / Wallis , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Bernese Alps | |
| Dominance | 4.17 km → Mittaghorn | |
| Notch height | 443 m ↓ Schmadrijoch | |
| Coordinates | 633 632 / 147548 | |
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| First ascent | July 31, 1865 by Edmund von Fellenberg with 4 guides | |
| Normal way | West ridge from the weather gap (positions III ) | |
The Breithorn is a 3780 m high mountain in the Bernese Alps .
It lies between the Grosshorn and the Tschingelhorn . The glaciated weather gap lies in the connection to the Tschingelhorn . To the north, the Breithorn falls with a 1200 meter high rock and ice wall to the Lauterbrunnen valley , where it forms an imposing end. The border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais runs over its summit .
The mountain was climbed for the first time on July 31, 1865 by the Bernese Alpine pioneer Edmund von Fellenberg . The mountain guides Johann Bischoff, Peter Egger, Peter Inäbnit and Peter Michel from Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald were also there .
You can climb the west ridge from the weather gap (places III degree ).
location
The following map shows the location of the mountain in the mountain range; The location of the group can be seen on the general map of Switzerland. The box map (right) shows the location within the entire Alps.
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Location of the Breithorn in the Bernese Alps. |
Web links
- Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen) on the ETHorama platform