Big diamond stick

Big diamond stick
	Gross Diamantstock seen from the Bächli Glacier
height	3162 m above sea level M.
location	Canton of Bern , Switzerland
Mountains	Bernese Alps
Dominance	0.6 km → Bächlistock
Notch height	88 m ↓ Obri Bächlilicken
Coordinates	661 666 / 160 453 coordinates: 46 ° 35 '33 " N , 8 ° 14' 36" O ; CH1903: 661,666 / one hundred sixty thousand four hundred and fifty-three
rock	granite
First ascent	August 14, 1893 , Charles Montandon, Paul Montandon, Sarah Montandon
Normal way	East flank and southwest ridge ( WS )

The Grosse Diamantstock ( 3162 m above sea level ) is a mountain characterized by three pronounced ridges in the Grimsel area of the Bernese Oberland .

Location and surroundings

The mountain separates the Bächlital from the Gruebental with its east ridge, at the other end of which, interrupted by the Undri Bächli-Licken (German: lower Bächlilücke), stands its opposite, the Chlyne (Klein) Diamantstock ( 2839 m above sea level ). The shorter SSW ridge leads to the Obri Bächli-Licken , where a transition to the Gauli Glacier is possible, and finally on to the Bächlistock ( 3247 m above sea level ).

Below the Diamantstock is the plateau of the Bächli Glacier , which almost completely gaps there at a good 2500 m in summer ; However, good snow conditions can be found on the ascent to the Fellenberglicken , where you can descend to the Unteraar Glacier and on to the Grimselsee .

Routes

The Diamantstock as well as the whole Bächlital, through which it is preferably climbed, are considered good climbing areas. The elongated east ridge is pure rock climbing in grade IV and is equipped with bolts at the key points; however, a few nuts and friends in different sizes do a good job.

East flank and southwest ridge