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Bietschhorn SE-Ridge

TD (moves of V, mainly IV and III), 8-10h from the Baltschiederklause, climbed on 5./6. September 2004

Aproach from Baltschiedertal and Baltschiederklause; descent over the W-Ridge with a stop at Bietschorn hut.

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From Ausserberg in Wallis we first followed the historic water pipe trail.
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Stockhorn also offers some very nice climging, e.g. on its South ridge.
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The trail up to Baltschiederklause.
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Bietschhorn from the Baltschiederklause at dusk. We traversed the glacier just below the East spur and reached the SE-ridge just after its long flat section.
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We reach the SE-ridge at sunrise after a scary ascent through loose rock on its eastern flank.
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On the SE-ridge of Bietschhorn.
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Traversing a loose gendarm on its eastern side.
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A section of very nice climbing on the SE-ridge.
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Typical alpine ridge climbing.
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Looking down on the long SE-ridge of Bietschhorn with Stockhorn at its end.
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Another gendarm.
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One has to concentrate a lot because of bad rock quality.
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In the background the 4000m peaks in the Wallis.
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Gaining the ridge again after circumventing some gendarmes on the eastern side in extremely bad rock.
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Panorama from the summit of Bietschhorn with all the 4000m peaks of the Bernese Alps, the Lötschenlücke and Breithorn.
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Jonas at the summit rest.
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