Daubenhorn

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The Daubenhorn is a 2'941, 7 m above sea level. M. high peaks of the mostly nameless peaks of Leeshörner and lies entirely in the Swiss canton of Valais.

The Daubenhorn lies in the Bernese Alps to the west of Balmhorngruppe and separated from it by the Gemmipass, and east of the wild hubbub group, as its easternmost foothills is to see the Daubenhorn. To the southeast it coincides with steep rock faces directly to Leukerbad. Its northern edge summit carries the small Daubenhorn glacier from which the northwest a less steep slope gently pulls the Lämmerenboden. Direct western neighbor with a little height losing Connection Ridge is the Black Horn ( Leukerbad ) ( 3'105 m above sea level. M. ).

Summit routes

The mountain is known primarily for the fixed rope through its Southeast crashes. It is the longest and one of the most demanding climbing trails throughout Switzerland ( 2005). The summit affords a good view over the Valais Alps south of lying.

The normal route leads from Gemmipass which of Leukerbad is accessible by a cable car, on the Hüttenweg direction Lämmerenhütte (SAC ) to the Lämmerenboden. From this can be reached via a flank to the southeast the Daubenhorn glacier, one finally gets over the summit ridge and to the summit. This route is also often committed in the winter a ski tour.

In 1998, a fixed rope was established by the Daubenhorn Southeast wall. With 1000 meters difference in altitude, a total of 2100 meters of steel cable and 200 meters of ladders Daubenhorn climbing route is the longest via ferrata in Switzerland. Of the total requirements considered ( height, length, difficulty ), he is one of the most demanding via ferrata in Switzerland.

The entry of the walkway can be reached by a short descent from Gemmipass. After about half in the Upper freedom ( 2'303 m above sea level. M. ), you can cancel the tour and descend via the Geissweg back to Leukerbad ( "small version" ). The technical difficulty is D -E.

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