Finsteraarhorn
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| Finsteraarhorn | |
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 The Finsteraarhorn from the south |
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| Elevation | 4,274 metres (14,022 ft) |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Range | Bernese Alps |
| Prominence | 2,280 metres (7,480 ft)ranked 3rd in the Alps |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | 10 August 1829 by Jakob Leuthold and Johann Währen |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
The Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps and the highest mountain in the Bernese Oberland. It is the third most prominent peak in the Alps.
The identity of the first ascentionists was long a controversial matter. Although Johann Rudolf Meyer claimed to have reached the summit on an attempt in 1812 with guides Arnold Abbühl, Joseph Bortes and Aloys Volker, it is now accepted – after the research of John Percy Farrar in the Alpine Journal[1] – that Jakob Leuthold and Johann Währen (guides to Franz Joseph Hugi) were the first to reach the summit via the north-west ridge on 10 August 1829 (Hugi and others remained just below the top).[2] Hugi and party had reached the saddle below the summit in 1828 but had to retreat because of bad weather.
[edit] External links
- The Finsteraarhorn on SummitPost
- Computer generated summit panoramas North South Index
- Summit Panoramic Photographs West East
- The Finsteraarhorn from Bachalpsee
[edit] References
- ^ J. P. Farrar, 'The First Ascent of the Finsteraarhorn: A Re-examination', Alpine Journal, XXVII, pp. 263–300
- ^ Helmut Dumler and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994, p. 50
