Cornelia Mertens

Alpenglow on the snowy Sustenhorn massif at dawn, with a sharp rock pinnacle on the right.

6 September 2025

Sustenhorn

A classic beginner high tour to the Sustenhorn (3503 m) above the Susten pass — from the Tierbergli hut over the Stein glacier to the broad firn summit.

Details coming soon.

Mountain panorama at dawn with an orange glow on the horizon above dark ridges.

Alpenglow on glaciated peaks with a small frozen tarn below.

Hiker drinking from a bottle, pink-lit peaks and a snowfield behind her.

Two hikers silhouetted as they climb reddish scree in the early dawn light.

Hiker with a coiled red rope on his pack beside a marked cairn.

Hiker on a rocky shoulder in front of a big snow-covered mountain face.

Close-up of a red-and-grey rock wall with snowy peaks behind in the dawn light.

Red rock pinnacle with a patch of snow against a pale blue morning sky.

Two roped climbers crossing a snowfield toward a rock band under a blue sky.

Climber scrambling up a steep rock step on the rope.

Hiker on a snowy ridge looking across toward a snow pinnacle.

Two roped climbers on the glacier below a striking rock fin.

Two tiny figures on a vast glacier slope before a sea of peaks.

Hiker turning around on a steep snow slope, ice axe in hand.

Hiker on the snowy summit dome raising an ice axe against a blue sky.

Sweeping glacier panorama from high up with distant ranges on the horizon.

Two climbers embracing at the wooden summit cross of the Sustenhorn.