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Hockenhorn 3293 m Alpinism

Beautiful, alpine hiking summit. Popular in summer. The NW ridge offers an excellent, forgotten ridge climb out of Gasteretal.

Hockenhorn from southeast, with the sorry remains of the Milibach glacier. Right, the top station of the cableway. (09/2018) © Bernhard Senn-Erismann

Hockenhorn and Kleinhockenhorn from the west. (08/2018) © Fredy Joss

Hockenhorn from the West © Fabian Lippuner

Hockenhorn from the east. © Nanzer Roland

Hockenhorn summit cross. © Nanzer Roland

Routes (1)

route	Difficulty	Ascent	Descent
Northwest Ridge	AD-	5:30–6:30 h, 1760 m	20 m

Described as a neighbour summit in (1)

route	Difficulty	Ascent	Descent
Kleinhockenhorn / Kleines Hockenhorn: W-Grat/NE-Wand (Normal route)	AD	2–2:30 h, 460 m	2–2:30 h, 1180 m

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From the route archive

Alpes bernoises, Sélection d'itinéraires (3) 2002, French

Route	Difficulty
Par l'arête nord-ouest	PD
Variante du sud	PE
De l'ouest (Lötschepass)	PE

Wildhorn / Wildstrubel / Blüemlisalp (5) 9. Edition 2011, German

Route	Difficulty
Über den Nordostgrat	ZS+
Über die Nordrippe	ZS+
Über den Nordwestgrat	ZS-
Zustiegsvariante von Süden (Lauchernalp)	T5
Von Westen (Lötschepass/Lötschepasshütte)	T4-

Berner Alpen, Auswahlführer (2) 3. Edition 2013, German

Route	Difficulty
Zustiegsvariante von Süden (Lauchernalp)	T5
Von Westen (Lötschepass - Lötschepasshütte)	T4-

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