Balmhorn

The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais.

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Mountain.name: Balmhorn
Mountain.photo: Balmhorn from Allmenalp.jpg
Mountain.photo_size: 285
Mountain.photo_caption: View of the Balmhorn from Allmenalp, above Kandersteg
Mountain.elevation_m: 3697
Mountain.prominence_m: 1020
Mountain.isolation_km: 12.3
Mountain.parent_peak: Finsteraarhorn
Mountain.map: Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption: Location in Switzerland
Mountain.location: Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Mountain.range: Bernese Alps
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.first_ascent: 21 July 1864 by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg
Mountain.easiest_route: South-west ridge (Zackengrat)

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The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais.

It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balmhorn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.