Besso (mountain)

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Besso is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. It has two significant summits: the main summit (Script error: No such module "convert".) and the north-top (Script error: No such module "convert".).

The name Besso means "twins" in the dialect of the Val d'Hérens and refers to the twin summits of the mountain.

The first ascent of the mountain was probably made by the guides J. B. Épinay and J. Vianin in 1862.[1] The classic route on the mountain – the south-west ridge (PD+) – was, according to Collomb, "possibly" first climbed by R. L. G. Irving and party in 1906.[2]

The Mountet hut (2,886 m) is used for the normal route, which is known as the "Ladies' Route".

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  1. Collomb claims that the first ascent was made in "about 1862". Collomb, Robin G., Pennine Alps Central, London: Alpine Club, 1975, p. 75.
  2. Collomb, p. 76.

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