Lenzspitze
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| Lenzspitze | |
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 The Täschhorn, the Dom and the Lenzspitze (left to right) from the south-east |
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| Elevation | 4,294 metres (14,088 feet) |
| Location |  Switzerland |
| Range | Pennine Alps |
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| First ascent | August 1870 by Clinton Thomas Dent, Alexander Burgener and Franz Burgener |
| Easiest route | South-west ridge (west flank) Mixed at PD |
The Lenzspitze (4,294 m) is a mountain located in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the furthest peak south on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
It was first climbed in August 1870 by Clinton Thomas Dent with guide Alexander Burgener and a porter, Franz Burgener, by the north-east face to the Nadeljoch and then the north-west ridge to the summit. This route is rarely used today.
The east-north-east ridge starts at the Mischabel Hut. This ridge was first climbed on 3 August 1882 by William Woodman Goodman with guides Ambros Supersaxo and Theodor Andenmatten.
Its north-east face is a classic ice climb, comprising a 500-metre wall of ice or neve at an angle of up to 56 degrees, first climbed by Dietrich von Bethmann-Hollweg with Oskar and Othmar Supersaxo on 7 July 1911. This face was descended on skis by Heini Holzer on 22 July 1972.
[edit] References
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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