The five 4000-metre peaks of the Val d'Anniviers seen from Tignousa above Saint-Luc.
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Five 4000ers Balcony (Tignousa to Zinal)

A classic Anniviers balcony traverse from St-Luc's Tignousa station past the Weisshorn hotel and Bella Lé to Zinal, five 4000ers in the line-up.

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Five 4000ers Balcony (Tignousa to Zinal)

One of the great ambling ridge walks of Valais, marked with a planet-scale model of the solar system installed by the St-Luc observatory. The five 4000ers on show are Zinalrothorn, Weisshorn, Ober Gabelhorn, Dent Blanche and Bishorn. Coffee at the Hôtel Weisshorn is compulsory.

Cover photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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