Rimpfischhorn

Rimpfischhorn
The Rimpfischhorn from the Allalinhorn
Highest point
Elevation 4,199 m (13,776 ft)
Prominence 635 m (2,083 ft) [1]
Isolation 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi)
Parent peak Dom
Coordinates 46°01′23″N 7°53′02″E / 46.02306°N 7.88389°E / 46.02306; 7.88389Coordinates: 46°01′23″N 7°53′02″E / 46.02306°N 7.88389°E / 46.02306; 7.88389 
Geography
Rimpfischhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 9 September 1859 by Leslie Stephen and Robert Liveing with guides Melchior Anderegg and Johann Zumtaugwald
Easiest route Allalin glacier/north-west ridge (PD); a snow climb.

The Rimpfischhorn (4,199 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.

The first ascent of the mountain was by Leslie Stephen and Robert Living with guides Melchior Anderegg and Johann Zumtaugwald on 9 September 1859. Their route of ascent was from Fluh Alp via the Rimpfischwänge.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Allalinpass (3,564 m).


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