Location Valais, Switzerland Prominence 149 m Mountain range Pennine Alps Parent range Pennine Alps | Elevation 3,667 m First ascent 1862 Parent peak Weisshorn | |
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Easiest route South flank and south-east ridge (F) Similar Blanc de Moming, Grand Cornier, Ober Gabelhorn, Zinalrothorn, Weisshorn | ||
Besso (3667 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Map of Besso, 3961 Ayer, Switzerland
The name Besso means 'twins' in the dialect of the Val d'Hérens and refers to the twin summits of the mountain.
The first ascent of the mountain was probably made by the guides J. B. Épinay and J. Vianin in 1862. The classic route on the mountain – the south-west ridge (PD+) – was, according to Collomb, 'possibly' first climbed by R. L. G. Irving and party in 1906.
The Mountet hut (2,886 m) is used for the normal route, which is known as the 'Ladies' Route'.
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