Balmhorn

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Balmhorn

View of the Balmhorn from Allmenalp, above Kandersteg
Elevation 3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Prominence 1,022 m (3,353 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Location
Balmhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Berne/Valais, Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°25′30″N 7°41′37″E / 46.42500°N 7.69361°E / 46.42500; 7.69361Coordinates: 46°25′30″N 7°41′37″E / 46.42500°N 7.69361°E / 46.42500; 7.69361
Climbing
First ascent 21 July 1864 by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg
Easiest route South-west ridge (Zackengrat)

The Balmhorn (3,698 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Berne and the Valais.

It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.[2]

The southern flanks of the Rinderhorn and Balmhorn seen from the Ferdenrothorn


Huts

  • Balmhornhütte
  • Lötschenpass Hut 1
  • Lötschenpass Hut 2
  • Berghotel Schwarenbach

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lötschen Pass (2,676 m).
  2. The Balmhorn on SummitPost
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