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Balmhorn
Balmhorn. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais.

It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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