The Daubenhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located above the town of Leukerbad, Switzerland. The mountain has the longest via ferrata, or secured climbing route, in Switzerland.[2] The route is built into the mountain's southeastern face and continues to the summit.
| Daubenhorn | |
|---|---|
 Daubenwall in February 2014 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,942 m (9,652 ft) |
| Prominence | 92 m (302 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Wildstrubel |
| Coordinates | 46°23′21.6″N 7°36′09.3″E / 46.389333°N 7.602583°E |
| Geography | |
  Daubenhorn Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Bernese Alps |
This via ferrata is considered to be extremely difficult (ED) and requires very good fitness to make the 6 hour climb to the summit from the base of the Via Ferrata at 2350 m.[3] In addition, it is also possible to reach the summit by trekking a circuitous route starting from Gemmi Pass.
Footnotes edit
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,850 m.
- ^ "The longest fixed-rope climbing route in Switzerland, Summer 13". leukerbad.ch. Leukerbad Tourismus. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014.
- ^ "517 Viaferrata Loeche, Loeche, Valais, Suisse". viaferrata.org (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
External links edit
- Daubenhorn hikr.org
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