Nesthorn

Nesthorn of the Oberaletschhütte

The nest horn is a 3'822 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais.

The Nesthorn regarded as hidden beauty, since the prominent peak with its powerful northern terminations of only a few places in the valley is directly visible.

Geographical location

The Nest Horn is located in the southern Bernese Alps, between the western and the eastern valley Loetschental the Aletsch Glacier. To the northeast lies the Aletschhorn, western neighbor is the Bietschhorn. To the south lies Brig in the Rhone Valley.

In the vicinity is located just north of the Beichgletscher, which opens into the upper Aletsch Glacier. The Nesthorn coincides with steep walls firndurchsetzten from this glacier. To the west, a ridge on the Gredetschjoch to Breithorn leads ( 3'785 m above sea level. M. ). In the southern flank of Gredetschgletscher is. The Nesthorn is the northern conclusion of the Gredetschtals, a classic rather narrow ten kilometers long U-shaped valley which runs due south and five kilometers west of Brig empties into the Rhone Valley.

Summit routes

The entire Bietschhorn Nesthorn group is in contrast to the more northerly Bernese four thousand still pretty lonely and untouched.

The relatively frequently committed on the normal route Nesthorn via the 1865 erstbegangenen west ridge, which is reached from Gredetschjoch ( 3'508 m above sea level. M. ). The Gredetschjoch is either of the Oberaletschhütte ( 2,640 m above sea level. M. ) on the Beichgletscher by numerous columns zones (difficulty ZS ) or from the Baltschiederklause ( 2'783 m above sea level. M. ) on the Baltschiederlicka ( 3'219 m ü. M. ) and the Gredetschgletscher (WS ) can be achieved. On these routes are the most offers Nesthorn as an ideal tour destination for a cabin change between the two hut.

Further, some demanding full speed lead over the south ridge (S ) and the Northeast ( S ).

The Nesthorn North Face, a serious combined company, is particularly affected by snow melt. The coming forth of the Aar Massif Aaregranit the melted already two thirds wall is in contrast to many other walls of good and solid quality.