Alphubel
Encyclopedia
The Alphubel is a mountain
in the Pennine
Alps
in Switzerland
. It is part of the Mischabel
range, which culminates at the Dom (4,545 m).
The first ascent
of the mountain was by Leslie Stephen
and T. W. Hinchliff with guides Melchior Anderegg
and Peter Perren on 9 August 1860, starting at Täsch
and via the south-east ridge and the Alphubeljoch.
Mountain
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in the Pennine
Pennine Alps
The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy...
Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is part of the Mischabel
Mischabelhörner
The Mischabelhörner, or just Mischabel, is a massif in the Pennine Alps of Valais, Switzerland, which forms the divide between the Saastal and Mattertal. Of all its summits, the highest is the Dom; at 4545 m the highest peak completely inside Switzerland. The other two chief summits are the...
range, which culminates at the Dom (4,545 m).
The first ascent
First ascent
In climbing, a first ascent is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route...
of the mountain was by Leslie Stephen
Leslie Stephen
Sir Leslie Stephen, KCB was an English author, critic and mountaineer, and the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.-Life:...
and T. W. Hinchliff with guides Melchior Anderegg
Melchior Anderegg
Melchior Anderegg , from Zaun, Meiringen, was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascensionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism...
and Peter Perren on 9 August 1860, starting at Täsch
Täsch
Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about north of Zermatt. The local language is Swiss German.-History:Täsch is first mentioned in 1302 as Tech. In Latin it was known as Pera....
and via the south-east ridge and the Alphubeljoch.