La ruinette
| La ruinette | ||
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 from the southwest |
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| height | 3875 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 7.75 km → Combin de la Tsessette | |
| Notch height | 851 m ↓ Col de Charmotane | |
| Coordinates | 597 036 / 91955 | |
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| First ascent | July 6, 1865, by Edward Whymper with Christian Almer and Franz Biner | |
| Normal way | Southwest ridge from the Chanrionhütte over the Col de la Lire Rose ( II on the summit ridge) | |
La Ruinette is a mountain in the Valais Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland . With a height of 3875 m above sea level. M. it is the highest peak in the mountains around Arolla . Since it cannot be seen from any of the surrounding valleys, it is relatively seldom climbed.
location
La Ruinette is located in the western Valais Alps, east of the Lac de Mauvoisin reservoir , which is located at the end of the Val de Bagnes valley . Nestled between the Brenay Glacier ( Glacier du Brenay ) in the southeast and south and the Giétrogletscher ( Glacier du Giétroz ) in the north, the summit itself is largely free of ice. The southern canopy is formed by the small Ruinette Glacier ( Glacier de la Ruinette ).
La Ruinette is located around two kilometers southwest of the Mont Blanc de Cheilon ( 3870 m above sea level ), which is only a few meters lower , with which it is connected via its northeast ridge ( IV , combined).
history
The first ascent took place on July 6, 1865 by Edward Whymper and the mountain guides Christian Almer and Franz Biner , eight days before the first ascent of the Matterhorn . Their route led over the southwest ridge according to today's normal route .
Routes
The normal route to the Ruinette leads from the Chanrionhütte ( 2462 m ) via Col and Lac de Tsofeiret to the Col de la Lire Rose ( 3115 m ), from there over the shoulder ( 3386 m ) to the small Ruinette glacier and over it into a saddle at the beginning of the rocky southwest ridge. You can reach the summit directly on the south-west ridge with easy but exposed climbing.
There are routes over the other ridges and through the walls, but these are much less common than the normal route.
literature
- Michael Waeber: Area Guide Valais Alps , 13th edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 2003. ISBN 3-7633-2416-X
Web links
- Jürgen Koziol: La Ruinette - Hidden giant made of rock and ice. In: Bulletin of the Alpine Touring Group. Braunschweig Section of the DAV, January 1999, accessed on December 5, 2009 .
- La Ruinette at Peakware (English)
- La Ruinette on summitpost.org (English)