1 August 1820 by Joseph and Johann Niklaus Vincent, Joseph Zumstein, Molinatti, Castel and porters unknown
Easiest route
Lysjoch (4,248 m) - Colle Gnifetti (4,454 m)
The Zumsteinspitze (Punta Zumstein in Italian) (4,563 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa.
The summit lies between the Dufourspitze (to which it is joined by the Grenzsattel) and the Signalkuppe (to which it is joined by the Colle Gnifetti).
The Zumsteinspitze (Punta Zumstein in Italian) (4,563 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of...
equally high subsidiary summits of Dunantspitze, Grenzgipfel, Nordend, Zumsteinspitze, and Signalkuppe. Some other peaks over 4000m, such as Piramide Vincent...
Signalkuppe Punta Gnifetti The Signalkuppe lying behind the Zumsteinspitze. The Margherita hut is just visible on the summit. Highest point Elevation 4...
1820, they reached a 4,563 metres high secondary summit, later named Zumsteinspitze. The climb was dangerous, as the party had to traverse under threatening...
four-thousand-metre peaks in the Swiss Alps, from A for Aletschhorn to Z for Zumsteinspitze. Wind streaming around the glaciated mountain peaks of the Swiss Alps...
four-thousand-metre peaks in the Swiss Alps, from A for Aletschhorn to Z for Zumsteinspitze. Wind streaming around the glaciated mountain peaks of the Swiss Alps...
Michel-Clément Payot, Binder From Monte Rosa Hut via Silbersattel (II, PD) 5 Zumsteinspitze 4,563 Monte Rosa Massif Italy/ Switzerland 0.5 Grenzgipfel 112 Grenzsattel...
Height Dufourspitze 4,634 m (15,203 ft) Nordend 4,608 m (15,118 ft) Zumsteinspitze 4,563 m (14,970 ft) Signalkuppe 4,554 m (14,941 ft) Dom 4,546 m (14...
Pikes Peak 4302 Rocky Mountains Edwin James and two others 1 Aug 1820 Zumsteinspitze 4563 Alps Joseph and Johann Niklaus Vincent, Joseph Zumstein, Molinatti...
by twenty-three he had made non-guided ascents of the Dufourspitze, Zumsteinspitze, and Weisshorn. Between 1890 and 1911 he succeeded in climbing the remaining...
Switzerland (which since 1820 had been held at 4,563 m by the climbers of the Zumsteinspitze). The descent over the same route was so tricky that Madutz at places...
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