Bietschhorn
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| Bietschhorn | |
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 The Bietschhorn seen from Hockenhorn |
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| Elevation | 3,934 metres (12,907 ft) |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Range | Bernese Alps |
| Prominence | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | 1859 by Leslie Stephen and party |
| Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party |  Switzerland |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii, ix |
| Reference | 1037 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
| Extensions | 2007 |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The Bietschhorn (3,934 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The northeast and southern slopes of the mountain are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier. The Bietschhorn is located south of the Lötschental valley and at the north end of the Bietschtal valley and Baltschiedertal valley. Most climbers approach the mountain from either the Bietschhornhütte or the Baltscheiderklause.
It was first climbed on 13 August 1859 by Leslie Stephen, with guides Anton Siegen, Johann Siegen and Joseph Ebener. An account of this first ascent was published by Leslie Stephen in his book The Playground of Europe (1871).
[edit] External links
- Bietschhorn on SummitPost
- Climbing the Bietschhorn (German)
- Photographs (German)
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