Gspaltenhorn

Gspaltenhorn
Gspaltenhorn (right) and Tschingelspitz , seen from the Bütlasse
height	3436  m above sea level M.
location	Canton of Bern , Switzerland
Mountains	Bernese Alps
Dominance	2.7 km →  Morgenhorn
Notch height	599 m ↓  Gamchi gap
Coordinates	629 871  /  151 204 coordinates: 46 ° 30 '41 "  N , 7 ° 49' 40"  O ; CH1903:  629871  /  one hundred and fifty-one thousand two hundred and four
First ascent	July 10, 1869 , by GE Forster with Jakob Anderegg and Hans Baumann
Normal way	Alpine tour over the northwest ridge ( ZS- )

The 3436.1  m high Gspaltenhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland .

The Gspaltenhorn lies northeast of the Blüemlisalp group , from which it is separated by the Gamchilücke ( 2852  m ). To the south it drops down a steep rock face onto the Tschingelfirn .

The name of the Gspaltenhorn is probably derived from the jagged rocks of the southwest ridge.

rise

The normal route leads over the northwest ridge, which is also known as the ladder ridge. Starting point is the at 2458  m preferred Gspaltenhornhütte from which the route (in the Bütlassesattel 3020  m leads). From this saddle one reaches the northwest ridge , which is followed up to the summit (places II. Degree ).

Web links

Commons : Gspaltenhorn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ueli Mosimann: Alpine tours in the Bernese Alps. From the Sanetsch Pass to the Grimsel. SAC-Verlag 1999. Page 158.