Pigne d'Arolla (3,787 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
in the
Pennine Alps
The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
...
in
Switzerland
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. The first ascent was made by
A. W. Moore and
Horace Walker
Horace Walker (1838–1908) was an English mountaineer who made many notable first ascents, including Mount Elbrus and the Grandes Jorasses.
Alpinism
Born in 1838, Walker was the son of Liverpool lead merchant and mountaineer Francis Walker ( ...
with the guide
Jakob Anderegg
Jakob Anderegg (11 March 1829, in Oberwil im Simmental – 17 September 1878, in 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 alpini ...
on 9 July 1865. It is commonly climbed as part of the
Haute Route
The Haute Route (or the High Route or Mountaineers' Route) is the name given to a route (with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between Chamonix, France, and the Matterhorn, in Zermatt, Switzerland.
First charted as a sum ...
.
Route
The standard route starts from the Cabane des Vignettes at and contains some scrambling and snow travel. It is considered non-technical and easy for fit and experienced trekkers with snow skills.
2018 ski-hiking accident
Seven skiers in a party of 14 who made an unplanned overnight stay at 3,000 metres on the mountain in a snowstorm in April 2018, died of hypothermia or fall.
References
External links
Pigne d'Arolla on SummitPost
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Pennine Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
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