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Gwächtenhorn (Steingletscher) 3404 m Ski tour

Gwächtenhorn is 80 metres lower than its neighbour Sustenhorn, but the ski tour is equally satisfying and the crowd is significantly smaller.

Not to be mistaken for Gwächtenhorn between Trift and the Gelmer region!

The Gwächtenhorn with the first rays of sunshine in its northeast face. (10/2016) © www.cornelsuter.ch

Tierberglihütte SAC with view to the Gwächtenhorn. (04/2017) © www.cornelsuter.ch

At the Tierberglihütte SAC with view to the Gwächtenhorn and Sustenhorn. (05/2015) © www.cornelsuter.ch

Gwächtenhorn, view to the northwest face and to the west ridge on the right. On the left the Sustenhorn.. (04/2016) © www.cornelsuter.ch

The Gwächtenhorn with its northeast face. © Patricia Neuhauser

Gwächtenhorn with the Steingletscher (08/2009) © www.cornelsuter.ch

Routes (1)

route	Difficulty	Ascent	Descent	Exposure
From Steingletscher (Normal route)	PD	4:30–5 h, 1560 m	1560 m	N, NE, E

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From the route archive

Urner Alpen 2, Göscheneralp – Furka – Grimsel (10) 1996, German

Route	Difficulty
W-Grat	1-2
Rot Stock P. 3168 S-Grat	3-4-
Rot Stock, S-Flanke	WS
NW-Wand	S
NE-Wand	ZS
S-Wand, Variante 2
SSW-Grat	4+
Von der Sustenlimi	B
S-Wand, Variante 1	WS
NE-Grat	ZS

Zentralschweizer Alpen, Auswahlführer (3) 2010, German

Route	Difficulty
Ostflanke	L
Westgrat	WS
Süd-Südwestgrat	4b

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