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It was first climbed by Jakob
Christian Häusser and Peter Josef Zurbriggen in 1855 via the Triftgrat. The ascent was mired in some controversy as the local guides did not believe that the peak could be ascended without their help; when they themselves ascended to the summit by following Häusser and
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The east face was climbed first by J. A. Peebles, Mr E. P. Jackson and
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856:Monte Rosa
810:Monte Rosa
784:Lagginhorn
729:Strahlhorn
689:Matterhorn
669:Monte Rosa
622:St. Gallen
602:Graubünden
423:Lenzspitze
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265:View from
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58:Prominence
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922:Mountains
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739:Breithorn
684:Weisshorn
607:Nidwalden
585:By canton
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128:Geography
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364:See also
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169:Location
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556:Highest
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