Tschingelhorn

The Tschingelhorn (3,562 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. The summit of the Klein Tschingelhorn (3,495 m) on the west is the tripoint between the valleys of Kandertal, Lauterbrunnental (both in the Bernese Oberland) and Lötschental (in Valais). The main summit lies between the Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental.

Tschingelhorn
The Tschingelhorn (centre, background) and the Lauterbrunnen Wetterhorn (right, foreground)
Highest point
Elevation3,562 m (11,686 ft)
Prominence388 m (1,273 ft)[1]
Isolation1.7 km (1.1 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°28′43.3″N 7°50′53.5″E
Geography
Tschingelhorn is located in Switzerland
Tschingelhorn
Tschingelhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent6 September 1865 by Heinrich Feuz, W. H. Hawker, and Ulrich and Christian Lauener
Easiest routeSouth couloir (F)

The first ascent was made by Heinrich Feuz, W. H. Hawker, and Ulrich and Christian Lauener on 6 September 1865.

W. A. B. Coolidge's dog 'Tschingel' (d. 1879) – a gift to Coolidge from Swiss guide Christian Almer in 1868 – was named after the mountain; she made eleven first ascents in the Alps and completed 66 grandes courses, and was nominated but not accepted as an honorary member of the Alpine Club on account of her gender.[2]

Huts

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Wetterlücke (3,174 m).
  2. "Mutthorn-Hütte Bern Schweiz".
  3. "Schmadri-Hütte Bern Schweiz".


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