The Allalinhorn (4,027 m (13,212 ft)) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland . It lies between Zermatt and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais , and is part of the Mischabel range, which culminates at the Dom (4,545 m).
4-634: It was first climbed by London barrister Edward Levi Ames, a member of the Imseng family and Franz-Josef Andenmatten on 28 August 1856. The building of the Metro Alpin funicular to the Mittelallalin (3456 m) just below the north-east face has turned the mountain into one of the easiest and popular 4000-metre peaks of the Alps , when climbed by the standard route (WNW Ridge, difficulty Grade F). On
8-614: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mittelallalin The Mittelallalin (3,456 metres (11,339 ft)) is a minor summit below the Allalinhorn situated above Saas Fee . This place is well known for the revolving restaurant which is the highest in the world and a glacier cave . Mittelallalin can be reached easily by cable car from Saas Fee to the Felskinn intermediate station and finally to
12-526: The normal route , climbers can ride up to the Mittelallalin; from there, there are only about 500 vertical metres to tackle. However, even the 'easiest' route still has objective dangers from crevasses and should not be attempted by inexperienced mountaineers without a mountain guide or adequate crevasse rescue training. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais
16-481: The top with the Metro Alpin , the highest funicular in the world. The Mittelallalin is also an all year round ski area (between 1,800 and 3,600 metres (5,900 and 11,800 ft) in winter, Fee Glacier in summer). From there the ascent of Allalinhorn 4,027 metres (13,212 ft) is very popular and can be done in just two hours. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais
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