Jan 21 2024
Furggen đď¸ Overview Furggen is a 3,492-meter (11,457-foot) summit on the border between Switzerland and Italy in the Pennine Alps. Also known as Furgggrat or Furggrat, it forms the highest point of the rugged ridge extending southeast from the Matterhorn toward the Theodulhorn and Theodul Pass. Although Furggen is dwarfed by the 4,478-meter Matterhorn immediately …
Jan 21 2024
Pic Tyndall đď¸ Overview Pic Tyndall is a 4,241-meter (13,914-foot) subsidiary summit of the Matterhorn, rising on the mountainâs famous southwest ridge directly along the border between Switzerland and Italy. Although it has only about 21 meters of topographic prominence, Pic Tyndall occupies an extraordinary place in Alpine history. Before anyone reached the summit of …
Jan 21 2024
Picco Muzio | Muzio Peak đď¸ Overview Picco Muzio is a dramatic subsidiary summit of the Matterhorn rising along the mountainâs formidable Furggen Ridge in the Pennine Alps. Traditionally listed at 4,187 meters (13,737 feet), it is one of the lesser-known Alpine summits exceeding 4,000 meters. Modern high-resolution topographic data places the summit slightly higher, …
Jan 20 2024
Monte Bianco di Courmayeur đď¸ Overview Monte Bianco di Courmayeur is a 4,748-meter (15,577-foot) subsidiary summit of Mont Blanc in the Mont Blanc Massif of the Alps. Known in French as Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, it rises southeast of the main Mont Blanc summit above the enormous Italian faces overlooking Courmayeur and Val Veny. Although …
Jan 20 2024
Matterhorn đď¸ Overview The Matterhorn is one of the most recognizable mountains on Earth. Rising to 4,478 meters (14,692 feet) on the border between Switzerland and Italy, its nearly symmetrical pyramid towers above Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais and Breuil-Cervinia in Italyâs Aosta Valley. Known as Monte Cervino in Italian and Mont Cervin …
Dec 14 2023
Pic Luigi Amedeo | Pic Luigi Amadeo Rising from one of the wildest ridges on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, Pic Luigi AmedeoâPicco Luigi Amedeo in Italianâis a 4,469-meter (14,662-foot) summit in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. Although its topographic prominence is modest, the peak holds an important place in Alpine mountaineering …
Nov 20 2023
Aoraki / Mount Cook Aoraki / Mount Cook rises above the glaciers of New Zealandâs South Island as the highest mountain in the country and the defining summit of the Southern Alps / KÄ Tiritiri o te Moana. Surrounded by immense icefields, knife-edged ridges, unstable rock faces, and some of New Zealandâs largest glaciers, the …
Oct 19 2023
Weisshorn Rising as an almost perfectly proportioned pyramid above the valleys of southern Switzerland, the Weisshorn is one of the most striking mountains in the Alps. Its three great ridges converge at a summit approximately 4,505 meters (14,780 feet) above sea level, placing it among the highest mountains in Switzerland and the 82 principal Alpine …
Oct 10 2023
Dom Rising to 4,545 meters (14,911 feet) in the Pennine Alps of Valais, the Dom is the highest mountain located entirely within Switzerland. It towers between the Mattertal and Saastal valleys, with Randa far below its western side and Saas-Fee beneath its immense eastern flank. The Dom is the highest summit of the Mischabel massif, …
Oct 10 2023
Liskamm (Lyskamm) Stretching as a brilliant white wall between Switzerland and Italy, Liskamm is one of the most imposing mountains of the Pennine Alps. Its long, heavily glaciated summit ridge contains two principal peaks: the East Summit, the mountainâs highest point, and the lower West Summit. The UIAA lists the East Summit at 4,527 meters …
