Top of Europe: Swiss Alps

on

Fiesch Furka Oberalp Bahn


Our chalet Adlersheim on the Rhone in 
Ernen Wallis ca. 1975 (Auke, Thea, Fred.)

Moosfluh Aletsj glacier 2.333 m.

Riederalp & Bettmeralp ca.1978 (Auke, Fred., Thea)
 
Chalet Adlersheim on the Rhone in Ernen (Thea)

Hohfluh Aletsj glacier 2.227 m.

Ernen Wallis or Valais on the Rhone

Ernen St. George Kirche 1.196 m.


Ernen visit by Rutger & Linde

Ernen at Adlersheim (Fam. Heinsius-Struik) 1.196 m.

Adlersheim on the Rhone

Adlersheim with Fieschertal view

Ernen and Bellwald view 1.196 m.

Ernen center

Fiesch-Kühboden Gondelbahn

Damüls skier Vorarlberg 1.428 m. (Fred.)

Lech Vorarlberg 1.444 m. (Fred.)

Männlichen-Grindelwald view

Skylight

Eggishorn skier 'Menhir' Rutger

Eggishorn skier 'Duchye' Linde 

Männlichen Foggy

Männlichen Restaurant 2.343 m.

Riederalp view 1.905 m.

Mountain drive

Eiger climb north face 3.970 m.

Swiss flag ski federation FIS

Swiss sky on the clouds

Männlichen-Grindelwald

Resting, enjoying all (Fred.)

Grindelwald area

Eiger Top in Jungfraujoch Bergstation 3.970 m.

Matterhorn Zermatt 4.478 m.

Weisshorn kind of view 4.506 m.

Männlichen cloudsea

Switzerland fantastic winter view

Clouds in the valley

Grindelwald view

Resting and preparing (Linde & Rutger)

Männlichen Bergrestaurant 2.343 m.

Sunlight on mountain landscape

Männlichen-Grindelwald 2.343 m.

Grindelwald

Männlichen view

Schilthorn Piz Gloria restaurant 2.970 m.

Schilthorn Piz Gloria restaurant 2.970 m. (Fred. & Auke)

Bettmerhorn Aletsj glacier north view

Eggishorn Bergstation Aletsj Arena 2.872 m.

Bergstation - Talstation skiing

The glacier in sight

Aletsj UNESCO glacier 

Bettmerhorn Aletsj glacier skier 2.872 m. (Fred.)

Top of Europe 3.970 m.

Jungfraujoch Aletsj glacier south view

Jungfraujoch Top of Europe station 3.454 m.

Lech Vorarlberg

Wengen-Kleine Scheidegg

Wengen-Kleine Scheidegg

Bettmerhorn Bergstation 2.647 m.

Jungfrau-Eiger view 3.970 m.

Eiger Nordwand piste 3.970 m.

Reading the Mürren piste (Fred.)

'Smoking' mountain Top

Bettmerhorn south view in Italy 2.872 m. (Rutger & Linde)

Matterhorn restaurant 3.100 m. (Rutger)

Mountain drive No. ?

TOTAL LIST OF MOUNTAIN VISITS

                                    Mountain               Country            (m.)

K1     Mount Everest Nepal-Tibet 8.848

K2     Godwin-Austen Kashmir 8.611

K3     Kanchenjunga Nepal-Tibet 8.462

Lhotse I Everest Nepal-Tibet 8.377

Makalu I Nepal-Tibet 8.347

Lhotse II Everest Nepal-Tibet 8.268

Dhaulagiri Nepal 8.172

Annapurna Nepal 8.078

Mlanslu I Nepal 8.028

Cho Oyu Nepal-Tibet 8.016

Nanga Prabat Kashmir 7.998

Gasherbrum Kashmir 7.941

Borad Kashmir 7.920

Gsainthan Tibet 7.886

Gyachung Kang Nepal-Tibet 7.773

Disteghil Sar Kashmir 7.757

Himalchuli Nepal 7.740

Masherbrum Kashmir 7.698

Nanda Devi India 7.694

Rakaposhi Kashmir 7.665

Kamet India-Tibet 7.634

Namcha Barwa Tibet 7.634

Gurla Mandhata Tibet 7.607

Ulugh Muz Tagh Xinjiang-Tibet 7.602

Kungur Xinjiang 7.598

Tirich Mir Pakistan 7.569

Makalu II Nepal-Tibet 7.536

Ojos del Salado Argentina-Chile 6.771

Bonete Argentina 6.764

Tupungato Argentina-Chile 6.693

Pissis Argentina 6.672

Mercedario Argentina 6.663

Huascarán Perú 6.662

Uullaillaco Argentina-Chile 6.617

Cachi Argentina 6.614

El Libertador Argentina 6.614

Aconcagua Argentia 6.595

Yerupaja Perú 6.513

Galan Argentina 6.496

El Muerto Argentina-Chile 6.437

Sajama Bolivia 6.417

Nacimiento Argentina 6.391

Illimani Bolivia 6.360

Coropuna Perú 6.325

McKinley United States-America 6.194

Logan Canada 5.955

Kilimanjaro Tanzania 5.802

El'brus Russia-Georgia 5.633

Popcatépetl Mexico 5.452

St. Elias United States-Canada 5.402

Foraker United States-America 5.220

Tztaccihuatl Mexico 5.203

Lucania Canada 5.144

Shkara Russia 5.119

Kenya Kenya 5.117

Dykh Tau Russia 5.116

King Canada 5.091

Vinson Antarctica 5.059

Margherita Peak Uganda-Congo 5.029

Steele Canada 4.993

Dzhangi Tau Kirgizia 4.970

Kazbek Georgia 4.967

Bona United States-America 4.965

Jaja Nieuw Guinea 4.950

Blackburn United States-America 4.917

Tyree Antarctica 4.887

Kennedy United States-America 4.886

Sanford United States-America 4.871

Mont Blanc France-Italy 4.807

Wood Canada 4.766

South Buttress United States-America 4.766

Shinn Antarctica 4.725

Vancouver United States-Canada 4.710

Churchill United States-America 4.691

Trikora New Guinea 4.676

Mandala New Guinea 4.626

Gardner Antarctica 4.613

Zincantecatl Toluca Mexico 4.600

Fairweather United States-Canada 4.590

Monte Rosa Switzerland 4.561

Ras Dashan Ethiopia 4.547

Epperly Antarctica 4.530

Hubbard United States-Canada 4.505

Matterhorn Switzerland 4.478

Dom Switzerland 4.473

Kirkpatrick Antarctica 4.457

Liskamm Italia-Switzerland 4.456

Weisshorn Switzerland 4.434

Elizabeth Antarctica 4.409

Täschhorn Switzerland 4.407

Dent Blanche Switzerland 4.288

Markham Antarctica 4.287

Nadelhorn Switzerland 4.259

Grand Combin Switzerland 4.246

Bell Antarctica 4.235

Mackellar Antarctica 4.229

Lenzspitze Switzerland 4.226

Finsteraarhorn Switzerland 4.207

Anderson Antarctica 4.187

Bentley Antarctica 4.180

Kaplan Antarctica 4.163

Andrew Jackson Antarctica 4.125

Sidley Antarctica 4.116

Ostenso Antarctica 4.113

Minto Antarctica 4.100

Miller Antarctica 4.095

Long Gables Antarctica 4.086

Dickerson Antarctica 4.055

Giovinetto Antarctica 4.024

Wade Antarctica 4.020

Fisher Antarctica 4.016

Fridtjof Nansen Antarctica 4.005

Les Droites Mont Blanc France 4.000

 

-Other mountains are not unique in record height
-A bold mountain has been visited by the author
-The underlined mountain is only seen up close by the author


A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism.

Our Costa Rica Irazú Volcano measuring 3.432 m.
Costa Rica
Irazú Volcano3.432 m



Our Shenandoah National Park mountain in the U.S.A. measuring 1.234 m.
United States
Hawksbill Mountain1.234 m


Our St.-Christoffelberg mountain in Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Fred.):
CuraçaoSint-Christoffelberg371 m
 
And last but not least our Brandaris mountain in Bonaire, Kingdom of the Netherlands: