Wildstrubel
Encyclopedia
The Wildstrubel is a mountain
in the Bernese
Alps
in Switzerland
on the border between the Canton of Berne
and the Canton of Valais.
The mountain has three summits, all of similar height:
These three summits, strung out along a 3.5-km ridge, make a convenient traverse.
The first ascent was by Leslie Stephen
and T. W. Hinchliff with guide Melchior Anderegg
on 11 September 1858
Mountain
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in the Bernese
Bernese Alps
The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Lucerne, Obwalden, Fribourg and...
Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
on the border between the Canton of Berne
Canton of Berne
The Canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south...
and the Canton of Valais.
The mountain has three summits, all of similar height:
- The western summit (the Lenkerstrubel, named Wildstrubel on Swiss maps)(3,243.5 m)
- The central summit (3,243.5 m)
- The eastern summit (the Adelbodnerstrubel or Grossstrubel) (3,242.6 m)
These three summits, strung out along a 3.5-km ridge, make a convenient traverse.
The first ascent was by Leslie Stephen
Leslie Stephen
Sir Leslie Stephen, KCB was an English author, critic and mountaineer, and the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.-Life:...
and T. W. Hinchliff with guide Melchior Anderegg
Melchior Anderegg
Melchior Anderegg , from Zaun, Meiringen, was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascensionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism...
on 11 September 1858