The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais...

some notable firsts during the period, including the first ascent of the Balmhorn (1864), and later several first female ascents. In the early years of the...

Vercorin with the Balmhorn in background...

Kandersteg and Gastern. Kandersteg is surrounded by high mountains. The Balmhorn (3,698 m [12,133 ft]), bordering the canton of Valais to the south, is...

08°00′07″E / 46.43528°N 8.00194°E / 46.43528; 8.00194 Bernese Alps Valais Balmhorn 3,697 m (12,129 ft) 1,020 m (3,350 ft) 46°25′30″N 07°41′37″E / 46.42500°N...

01639°N 7.36917°E / 46.01639; 7.36917 Pennine Alps Valais 1867 49 34 Balmhorn 3,697 12,129 1,020 3,350 46°25′30″N 07°41′37″E / 46.42500°N 7.69361°E...

border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the Balmhorn massif, approximately halfway between Kandersteg and Leukerbad. Although...

I/B-12.II-C Bern CH 1845 80 Balmhorn 3697 1020 46°25′30″N 07°41′37″E / 46.42500°N 7.69361°E / 46.42500; 7.69361 (80. Balmhorn (3697 m)) Bernese Alps I/B-12...

(12,152 ft) Mittelhorn 3,702 m (12,146 ft) Rotstock 3,699 m (12,136 ft) Balmhorn 3,697 m (12,129 ft) Wetterhorn 3,690 m (12,106 ft) Rosenhorn 3,689 m (12...

her immediate company. Early successes included the first ascent of the Balmhorn (1864), and the first female ascent of the Eiger (1864), Wetterhorn (1866)...