Tag: Konkordiaplatz

Dreieckhorn: Climbing, Routes, Geology & Facts

Dreieckhorn Rising above the immense ice fields surrounding Konkordiaplatz, Dreieckhorn is a 3,811-meter mountain in the Bernese Alps of southern Switzerland. Its steep ridges, glaciated approaches, and position beside the Great Aletsch Glacier make it one of the more distinctive high summits in the central Aletsch region. Dreieckhorn is overshadowed in height by its parent …

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Trugberg

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 …

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Fiescher Gabelhorn

Fiescher Gabelhorn 🏔️ Overview Fiescher Gabelhorn is a 3,876-meter mountain in the Bernese Alps of southwestern Switzerland. Rising above the vast ice fields surrounding Konkordiaplatz, the peak forms the northwestern end of the Walliser Fiescherhörner, a rugged chain separating the Aletsch Glacier from the Fiescher Glacier. Although it stands only 124 meters below the 4,000-meter …

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