Pollux (mountain)
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 Castor (left) and Pollux with twin and border glaciers October 2017 |
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| height | 4092 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland / Aosta Valley , Italy | |
| Mountains | Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.7 km → Castor | |
| Notch height | 247 m ↓ Zwillingsjoch | |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 45 ° 55 '40 " N , 7 ° 47' 7" O ( 626 896 / 86304 ) | |
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| First ascent | August 1, 1864 by Jules Jacot with the guides Josef-Marie Perren and Peter Taugwalder (father) | |
| Normal way | Southwest Ridge, UIAA III (short passage) | |
 Monte Rosa massif (left) with Pollux (marked) |
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Pollux , Italian Polluce , is a peak in the Valais Alps in the canton of Valais on the border with the Italian province of Aosta . With a height of 4092 m above sea level. M. he is the lower of the two twins and lies northwest of the Castor . The twins Castor and Pollux lie between the Breithorn massif and the Liskamm . They are separated by the Zwillingsjoch (Italian Passo di Verra , 3845 m above sea level ).
The name is reminiscent of one of the dioscuri in Greek mythology , Pollux .
The first ascent of the Pollux took place on August 1, 1864 , Switzerland's national holiday , by Jules Jacot with guides Josef-Marie Perren and Peter Taugwalder (father).
The ascent to the Pollux summit is not particularly long (1–1.5 hours) from the Zwillingsjoch, but it is quite demanding (several climbing points II).
literature
- Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four-thousanders in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2 .
Web links
- Pollux at 4000m - the four-thousanders of the Alps