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Appenzell Innerrhoden
Schwende

St. Bernhard, patron saint of mountaineers

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St. Bernhard, patron saint of mountaineers

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St. Bernhard, patron saint of mountaineers

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    1. Rotsteinpass Mountain Inn – Rotstein Pass loop from Wildhaus

    16.4km

    07:56

    1,270m

    1,270m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    August 22, 2020

    Great view towards the water meadows and across to the wagon gap.

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      July 31, 2019

      On the wonderful vantage point just below the Inn Rotsteinpass is the statue of St. Bernard patron saint of mountaineers.

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        September 15, 2022

        Bernhard von Menthon is a saint of the Catholic Church and has been the patron saint of Alpine residents and mountaineers since 1923. Bernhard von Menthon founded the hospice on the Great St. Bernhard, one of the first facilities for the purpose of rescue from mountain distress. Wikipedia

        Born: 1020, Menthon-Saint-Bernard Castle, Menthon-Saint-Bernard, France

        Deceased June 1081, Novara, Italy

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          Elevation 2,180 m

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          Location: Schwende, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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