GUNUNG · Switzerland

Schreckhorn

Information

Elevation: 4.078 m
Country: Switzerland (CH)
Location / Range: Alpen Bernese (Aarmassif), Interlaken-Oberhasli, Kanton Bern
Mountain type: Non-vulkanik / non-volcanic
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 46.5899, 8.1182
Difficulty: Sangat sulit & teknis: rute normal punggung barat daya (SW ridge) bergrade AD+ pada batuan curam terbuka, hanya untuk alpinist berpengalaman
Best Season: Juli–September: pondok berpenjaga menurut SAC; periksa kondisi rute / July–September: SAC lists staffed hut operation; check route conditions.
Permits & Rules: Periksa reservasi dan akses Schreckhornhütte melalui SAC / Check Schreckhornhütte booking and access through SAC.
Hazards: Eksposur tinggi di punggung batu curam, jatuhan batu, cuaca berubah cepat, pendekatan gletser dengan crevasse, dan ketinggian

Description

Schreckhorn (4,078 m) is a Swiss Bernese Alps summit and the highest mountain located entirely within the canton of Bern. Wikidata identifies the mountain at 46.58993° N, 8.11816° E. Its first ascent dates to 1861; the southwest ridge subsequently became the normal route. Hannah Vickers’s July 2020 account adds practical context: fog, wind and iced rock led the party to abandon the Lauteraarhorn traverse and return along the ascent route. Those observations describe a historical outing, not present conditions.

Gallery

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Routes

Punggung Barat Daya (SW ridge) — Rute Normal

AD+ (SAC)

+1700 m 6–7 h ascent from hut / naik dari pondok; excludes descent / belum termasuk turun

Normal route from Schreckhornhütte via the southwest ridge. SAC figures cover the ascent from the hut, not a round trip.

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Traverse Schreckhorn–Lauteraarhorn

D+ (SAC)

+2250 m 11–13 h ascent/traverse + 4–5 h descent (SAC)

SAC lists the Lauteraargrat as a route to Lauteraarhorn from Schreckhornhütte. This traverse is harder than Schreckhorn’s normal route.

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Climbing Experiences

Five videos cover Schreckhorn ascents and the traverse towards Lauteraarhorn. Hannah Vickers’s written account adds an example of abandoning the traverse because of fog and iced rock in July 2020. These historical experiences provide planning context, not a guarantee of current route conditions.

References

The summary above is compiled from the following sources. Click to explore them yourself.