Pigne d'Arolla

Pigne d'Arolla
Pigne d'Arolla north face
Highest point
Elevation 3,796 m (12,454 ft)
Prominence 249 m (817 ft)
Parent peak La Ruinette
Coordinates 45°59′28″N 7°27′18″E / 45.99111°N 7.45500°E / 45.99111; 7.45500Coordinates: 45°59′28″N 7°27′18″E / 45.99111°N 7.45500°E / 45.99111; 7.45500
Geography
Pigne d'Arolla
Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 9 July 1865 by A. W. Moore, Horace Walker and Jakob Anderegg

Pigne d'Arolla (3,796 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. The first ascent was made by A. W. Moore and Horace Walker with the guide Jakob Anderegg on 9 July 1865.

2018 ski-hiking accident

Seven skiers in a party of 14 who made an unplanned overnight stay at 3,000 metres on the mountain in a snowstorm in April 2018, died of hypothermia or fall.[1][2]

Serpentine classic route to the Vignettes hut (August 2007)

References

  1. "Swiss Alps: 4 climbers die after bad weather hits Pigne d'Arolla mountain route". Deutsche Welle. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Alpine ski-hiking accident claims seventh victim". swissinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2018.


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