North West Ridge (Andersongrat)

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North West Ridge (Andersongrat)

Page Type: Route

Location: Kanton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Lat/Lon: 46.59120°N / 8.11900°E

Route Type: Technical Rock and Ice Climb

Time Required: A long day

Difficulty: D-/D, III, mixed

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Table of Contents

First Climb

By J. St. Anderson, G. P. Baker, U. Almer and A. Pollinger on 7 August 1883.

Approach

See MAIN PAGE / "Camping" to get to the base of the climb, Glecksteinhütte or Lauteraarhütte. Be careful at Böses Bärgli if you want to reach Lauteraarsattel from Glecksteinhütte via Grindelwaldgletscher. Böses Bärgli slopes are exposed to falling rocks and glacier conditions are variable.

Route Description

From Lauteraarthütte traverse Lauteraargletscher and reach Lauteraarsattel (both approaches are 4-5 hours). From Lauteraarsattel surround by the SE side the Nässihorn ridge's rocks descending 150 m into Lauteraargletscher. Climb the snowy sides (traversed by deep cracks) towards Nässijoch. First, cross the great bergschrund and climb a short abrupt face. From Nässijoch follow a nice snowy ridge to the foot of Andersongrat. Climb directly the first rocky projection or surround by its left through a deep gully. After the first big gap the ridge has "gendarmes", so it becomes narrow. After a flat section of the ridge climb the last projection and follow the ridge to the summit.

Essential Gear

Ice axe, rope for a team, and crampons.