On November 8th, 2004 I descended with a friend the easy route from Schwarztor over the N-side aside of the Schwärzegletcher to the Gornergletcher. We noticed that the route became more difficult because of melting glaciers. Just before the second snow sattle as seen from the Gornergletcher, the route becomes pretty steep (up to 45 degrees). This could lead to some serious problems in summer when the snow has melted.
Frank - Dec 31, 2004 1:12 pm - Hasn't voted
Route CommentOn November 8th, 2004 I descended with a friend the easy route from Schwarztor over the N-side aside of the Schwärzegletcher to the Gornergletcher. We noticed that the route became more difficult because of melting glaciers. Just before the second snow sattle as seen from the Gornergletcher, the route becomes pretty steep (up to 45 degrees). This could lead to some serious problems in summer when the snow has melted.
(Route 196a in Clubführer Walliser Alpen 4)