Gross Fiescherhorn

The Big Fiescherhorn called in older literature also large Fiescherhorn, is 4,049 meters above sea level. M. the highest peak of the three Fiescherhörner in the Bernese Alps. The mountain sends to the northwest, east and southeast of distinctive ridges; on the east-west running main ridge is the boundary between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais in the north to the south. To the north falls a 1250 meter high and about four kilometers long wall that Fiescherwand, down into the jagged glacier Ischmeer. Through his extraordinary height and good accessibility amidst the Bernese Alps, the horn is an important vantage point, which is celebrated in late winter in the context of ski touring often. First, the Big Fiescherhorn on 23 July 1862 climbed by H. B. George, Christian Almer, Ulrich Kaufmann and Adolphus Warburton Moore on the southwest.

Fiescherhörner Summit

  • Rear Fiescherhorn ( 4025 m)
  • Small Fiescherhorn, also known as Ochs ( 3895 m)

Location

The area around the Fiescherhörner is completely surrounded by glaciers. To the north stretches the Ischmeer, in the east of the Valais Fiescherfirn and the south and west the Ewigschneefäld. Adjacent mountains are in the west, separated by the Unders Mönschsjoch, situated on 3523 meters above sea level, the 4107 meter high monk, immediately adjacent to the east lies the burr profile of Ochs or the Small Fiescherhorn, in the south, separated by the Fieschersattel ( 3923 m), the Behind Fiescherhorn and more small or large green horn with 3913 and 4044 meters above sea level. The nearest major town is in the north of the approximately 8 km away as the crow Grindelwald.

The path taken by the first of the year 1862, the southwest is uncommon today. All routes on the Big Fiescherhorn are serious blast that can be committed without the proper equipment and experience. Today's normal route (easiest increase ) leads from the Fieschersattel about the first time in 1871 committed southeast ridge. As bases for this route, the location in the southeast Finsteraarhornhütte are at 3048 meters (walking distance from here 5 ½ hours over the Valais Fiescherfirn ), which located in the south Konkordiahütte 2850 m and located to the west Mönchsjochhütte ( 3627 m), each with up to six hours walking. The increases are reported in the literature with the difficulties WS to WS ( route over the 50 ° inclined Ewigschneefäld ) in the SAC - mountain and high- scale tour. Extremely difficult, all routes through the northern Fiescherwand, which also have a large ice and rock fall danger.

Sources and maps

  • Karl Hausmann: SAC - club guide Bernese Alps, Volume 4, Tschingelhorn to Finstaarhorn, publisher of the SAC, 1997, ISBN 3-85902-162-1
  • Werner Munter and Margrit: Alpine Club leaders Bernese Alps, Mountain Publishing Rother, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7633-2415-1
  • Richard Goedeke: 3000 in the northern Alps, Bruckmann Munich, 2004, ISBN 3-7654-3930-4
  • Map of Switzerland 1:25,000, sheet 1249 Finstaarhorn
First ascent Hinter Fiescherhorn As the crow flies Bergverlag Rother National Maps of Switzerland
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