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Balmenhorn
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Alberto Lionking
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.
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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•Alberto Lionking
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.
It depicts the blessing Christ and was inaugurated on 04/09/1955.
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Ben Thompson 🏔
May 28, 2021
Mountaineering
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Elevation 4,170 m
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