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Balmenhorn

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Balmenhorn

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    January 10, 2024

    Mountaineering

    The Balmenhorn is a small rocky island that rises from the white expanse of the Lys Glacier.
    Even if it stands at m. 4,167 meters above sea level, as a peak it does not appear in the official list of 4,000 peaks in the Alps.
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    January 10, 2024

    Mountaineering

    The Christ of the Peaks is a bronze statue located on the rocky peak of the Balmenhorn at m. 4,167 s.l.m.
    It depicts the blessing Christ and was inaugurated on 04/09/1955.
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    May 28, 2021

    Mountaineering

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    Location: Gressoney-La-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Italy

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