Mar 23 2026
Eiger 🏔️ Overview The Eiger rises above Grindelwald and the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland. Reaching 3,967 meters, or 13,015 feet, it is lower than many celebrated Alpine summits, yet few mountains have achieved such an imposing reputation. Its fame comes primarily from the immense north face, a dark wall of limestone, snow, and …
Mar 21 2026
Lauteraarhorn 🏔️ Overview Lauteraarhorn is a remote 4,042-meter mountain in the Swiss Alps, rising from the heavily glaciated interior of the Bernese Alps. Although it stands only slightly lower than nearby Schreckhorn, Lauteraarhorn is climbed far less frequently than many of Switzerland’s better-known four-thousanders. The mountain’s isolation is not measured by great geographic distance but …
Mar 19 2026
Hinteres Fiescherhorn 🏔️ Overview Hinteres Fiescherhorn is a 4,025-meter (13,205-foot) summit in the Swiss Alps, rising from the heavily glaciated heart of the Bernese Alps. It is the second-highest member of the Fiescherhörner group, which also includes the higher Grosses Fiescherhorn and the lower Kleines Fiescherhorn. Unlike the other two Fiescherhörner, Hinteres Fiescherhorn stands entirely …
Mar 18 2026
Gletscherhorn 🏔️ Overview Gletscherhorn is a striking, glacier-covered mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising to 3,983 meters (13,068 feet), it stands just below the celebrated 4,000-meter threshold and is considered the highest three-thousander in the Bernese Alps. The mountain occupies a dramatic position south of the Jungfrau, on the boundary between the cantons …
Mar 17 2026
Dent Blanche 🏔️ Overview Dent Blanche is one of the great pyramidal summits of the Swiss Alps. Rising to 4,357 meters (14,294 feet) in the canton of Valais, the mountain stands between the Val d’Hérens, Val d’Anniviers, and Mattertal valleys. Its isolated position, four steep faces, and sharply defined ridges make it one of the …
Mar 16 2026
Rottalhorn 🏔️ Overview Rottalhorn is a steep, glaciated mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising to approximately 3,971 meters (13,028 feet), it stands on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais, immediately south of the much higher and better-known Jungfrau. Although Rottalhorn falls just short of the 4,000-meter mark, its elevation, exposed …
Mar 15 2026
Trugberg 🏔️ Overview Trugberg is a 3,933-meter mountain in the Bernese Alps of southern Switzerland. It rises in the canton of Valais, immediately south of the Mönch and above the vast glacial basin known as Konkordiaplatz. Although it falls only about 67 meters short of the symbolic 4,000-meter mark, Trugberg receives far less attention than …
Mar 14 2026
Ebnefluh (Äbeni Flue, Ebenefluh) Ebnefluh, more commonly called Äbeni Flue in modern Swiss mountaineering sources, is a broad, glacier-covered mountain rising above the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit reaches 3,962 meters (12,999 feet), placing it only 38 meters below the internationally recognized 4,000-meter mark. The mountain stands between Gletscherhorn …
Mar 13 2026
🏔️ Overview The Tatra Mountains are a compact but spectacular mountain range straddling the border between southern Poland and northern Slovakia. They form the highest section of the Carpathian Mountains and contain rugged granite summits, steep-walled valleys, waterfalls, caves, alpine meadows, and hundreds of glacial lakes and ponds. Although the Tatras cover only about 785 …
Mar 13 2026
Combin de Grafeneire | Grand Combin 🏔️ Overview Combin de Grafeneire is the highest summit of the Grand Combin massif, a large and heavily glaciated mountain group in the western Pennine Alps of Switzerland. Rising to 4,314 meters (14,154 feet), it is one of the principal four-thousand-meter peaks of the Alps. The name Grand Combin …
