Blüemlisalp

The Blüemlisalp seen from Thun

Map: Blüemlisalp in the field of Kandersteg

The Blüemlisalp, sometimes written Blümlisalp, is a heavily glaciated mountain massif of the Bernese Alps.

Geography

The mountain Stock carries with

  • The Blüemlisalphorn in the West ( 3'661 m above sea level. M. )
  • Wyssi the woman in the middle (" White Lady ", 3'659, 6 m above sea level. M. ) and
  • The morning horn in the East ( 3'623 m above sea level. M. )

Three distinct peaks whose Connection Ridge is often exceeded ( pronounced cornices ). This main peaks are on the north side with the Blüemlisalp -Rothorn ( 3'297 m), the floor ( " Ufem floor," 3'221 m) and Wildi woman (" Wild Woman ", 3'259, 6 m) ​​three more peak upstream. With its snowfields it is visible even from the higher peaks of the Black Forest from afar from the Swiss Plateau and on a clear day.

The Blüemlisalp is entirely on Bernese floor and is the main ridge of the Bernese Alps, which runs south through the Balmhorn, lie north. Further west along the massif depends on Oeschinenhorn and Fründenhorn with the doldenhorn group. In the east side of the incision follows the Gamchilücke Gspaltenhorn in burr profile.

The large firn and glacier fields of the Blüemlisalp north side flow off over the Blüemlisalpgletscher which drains through the Oeschinensee in the Kander. In the southeast of the mountain is the Kanderfirn from whose tongue Alpetligletscher called the Kander rises in the upper Gasterental. In the northeast is the Gamchigletscher, also flows the water via Gamchibach, Gornerewasser and Rails ( Kiental ) in the Kander.

Alpinistisches

  • First Ascent: The summit of Blüemlisalphorns was born on August 27, 1860 by Melchior Anderegg ( leader ), Robert Liveing ​​, Fritz Ogi ( leader ), P. Simond ( leader ), Leslie Stephen and JK Stone first entered.
  • Today's normal ascent leads from the Blüemlisalphut ( 2'834 m) of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC ) initially. Southward over the eastern arm of the Blüemlisalpgletschers against the northern slopes of the morning horn and White Women Mezzanine and White women one turns to the southwest and rises slightly in the Firnmulde below the Blüemlisalphorn north wall. Beyond the well of the Rothorn saddle is reached at a steeper Eisanstieg. From the saddle rises to the initially rocky and not slight north-west ridge ascend (downward- layered plates, often with icing tricky, safety bars available). The upper part follows ( do not enter summit cornice! ) The snow-covered ridge to the summit here. Approx. 5 hours from the Blüemlisalphut. The way on the morning of the White Lady Horn ( Blüemlisalp exceeded back to Blüemlisalphut ) provides even higher requirements and is recommended only for experienced mountaineers.
  • In the 450 m high ice covered Blüemlisalphorn North Face up to 70 ° steep passages alternate with flatter portions of path from. The wall has an average slope of about 45 °. The difficulties are strongly dependent on the ice conditions. The Blüemlisalphorn north face was climbed on July 1, 1924 by W. Richardet, W. Amstutz and H. Salvisberg first time.
  • The climbs of the south side lead by more brittle rock and are therefore of minor importance alpinist.

From Kandersteg in the Kander a very high altitude hike past the Oeschinensee to pass Hohtürli, and continue on the Sefinenfurgge into Sefinental. This one passes the tongue of Blüemlisalpgletschers and the wild Gamchikessel. Just over the pass of Hohtürli there is the Blüemlisalphut as high mountain refuge. The cabin can also be the northern Kiental be achieved.

Interest

In his short story Winter War in Tibet Friedrich Dürrenmatt ironically describes the Blüemlisalp as big bunkers, where the Swiss deputies can continue its activities undisturbed during World War prevails at the door.

The Blüemlisalp is sung in the hit " Alperose " by Polo Hofer:

After Blüemlisalp the paddle steamer Blümlisalp on Lake Thun and Lake Thun, the section of the Swiss Alpine Club SAC is named.

Since 2004, the Blüemlisalp race is run, a 10 -mile mountain run with 720 m height difference.

Pictures

Summit Blüemlisalphorn and Oeschihorn

From Oeschinensee

Recording of Jules Beck ( 1873)

Blüemlisalpgletscher

Oeschinen Lake Kander (Switzerland)
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