Galenstock

LocationUri/Valais, SwitzerlandParent rangeUrner AlpsClimbingFirst ascent18 August 1845 by Eduard Desor, Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. JaunEasiest routeFrom Hotel Belvédère over the Rhone Glacier

The Galenstock (3,586 m) is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.

It was first climbed by Eduard Desor, Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. Jaun on 18 August 1845.

Huts

• Hotel Tiefenbach (2,109 m)
• Albert Heim hut (2,542 m)

References

External links

Media related to Galenstock at Wikimedia Commons

• "Galenstock". SummitPost.org.
• List of routes (in German)