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Ibex on ascent of the Wetterhorn
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Ibex on ascent of the Jungfrau
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Ibex ( Steinbok )
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Ibex
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Ibex
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Ibex ( Steinbok )
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Ascent of the Wetterhorn ( 3701m )The Wetterhorn
dominates the Grindelwald
Valley with its great triangular 1300metre high limestone wall rising vertically from the meadows of the valley floor. An arduous 3 hour climb on a steep path traversing a series of cliffs is required to reach the large Gleckstein Hut ( 2317m ) situated in upper pastures. From the hut, after the usual early morning
alpine start, a track leads over stony ground to reach the Krinnen Glacier. On the far side it is a long, steep climb ( alpine
grade PD )
over mixed ground - rocks, scree and snow to gain the Wettersattel - the col between the Wetterhorn and the adjacent Mittelhorn. A final steep snow slope brings one to the
summit and a dramatic viewpoint - immediately below the summit the
cliffs drop sheer to Grindelwald
in the valley floor far below. A superb panorama of peaks unfolds to
the west including the famous alpine trinity of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. |
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