My first "4000"... Got to the top but seen nothing at all... fog/clouds and a little of snow, surely with a different weather it would have been better...
Andrew Hagen - Oct 2, 2006 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
W ridge
Climbed a little late in the day (because we started at Almagellerhutte and did Weissmies first). Didn't need crampons to get up (so it's true what they say), but used them on the way down because it was just so slippery!
JanVanGenk - Sep 25, 2006 4:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006
Normal route
Alone all the way up and down, except of four climbers I met near the summit. Rather demanding scrambling at some places, I deviated from the (original) route a couple of times. Spent about 40 minutes alone at the summit enjoying the views around!
Eelconl - Sep 6, 2006 11:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006
Solo bij bike and hike
The day before I started with my mountainbike from Brig to Saas Almagell where I slepped. The next morning I started by bike again to Kreuzboden, where I hide it. From here I hiked up to the top and all the way back to Brig again
We opened the route for the summer. And it took us a lot of sweat too. Still lot's of snow, and not the hard kind that we all wished for. It took us a gruelling 13 hours to go up and back. But we made it, all seven of us in two cordees. Started of with good weather, but ended up in a snowstorm on our way down. A good choice for your first 4000er.
schmid_th - Sep 4, 2006 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2004
Cold and windy!
Together with 4 friends we made the west ridge it was cold and windy - but nice to climb. We climbed the complete ridge in the rocks and needed no crampons.
siroco - Aug 8, 2006 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2006
Normal route
Inhabituel pour l'été le Laggin recouvert de neige
Samuli Mansikka - Aug 4, 2006 9:22 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2006
Normal route
After traversing the Weissmies the previous day I climbed the Lagginhorn from the Weissmieshütte. A fun route almost entirely on rock. However there was plenty of compact snow on the steeper section near the summit.
Joerg Marretsch - Jul 9, 2006 11:00 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006
West Ridge - Normal Route
Bad weather: Wind and snowfall - but successful.
joe_akeem - Jun 29, 2006 10:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 1996
It was my second tour and at the joch between Fletschhorn en Laginhorn I was very tired....it was a long way up from there but a beautiful route! It was a great moment when we where on the top with many clouds under us! the normal route is very easy! there was almost a path...
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2005
A nice outing with two girls met on the cablecar on the way up (I was meaning to solo it). Was glad to have the company as the climb itself is quite boring, although not very long. Rope not even needed... more of a hike than a climb. I give it F+, not PD. Nice sunrise parorama over the Mischebel Range.
Route Climbed: North Ridge / South Ridge Date Climbed: july 2005 / august 2011
2005: We made a very good time to the base of the North Ridge and the weather was stable. A chance of a lifetime to complete the traverse with Fletschhorn. But difficulties starts here. It takes some time to become comfortable climbing on crampons in a running belay at this height. Happily there was a party before us to show the right way, which made things a little easier :o) Reached the summit at 10 o'clock.
2011: Climbed the South Rige from the Lagginjoch in difficult conditions. Cold, wind and ice made it a hard climb, which lasted a lot longer than indicated by the topo guide. Nevertheless made it to the summit, smooth descent via normal route.
Route Climbed: Normal, west ridge Date Climbed: 25 july 2004
Beautifaul panoramas on surrounding mountains. Unfortanetly we were on the summit just at 2.30 pm, so that we couldn't catch the last cable car and had to hike all the way down to the valley.
Route Climbed: The South Ridge with a descent of the West Ridge Date Climbed: The middle of August 2004
A very fine day out from the Hohsaas hut after walking up from Saas Grund. Some snow was encountered on the rocks higher up and a surprisingly awkward abseil into the final gap prior to the main summit! With the folks from Speyside.
Route Climbed: Normal from Hohsaas Date Climbed: 8 August 2004
Nice climbing in a not nice day: clouds all around, foggy, snowy. Very wet.
We ( Valerio, Giorgio and Daniele) started from Hohsaas (not conviniant if you don't wont to climb Weissmiess the next day, but very good food). Than we go down till the morain and up to the glacier. The ridge start about 3400m, quite sloped but easy. If dry and without ice, maybe you don't need roop, but better have it.
Very easy, nice the passagges on plaques or stones. Only on the end be carful for the ice. In the late season, if possible, better to avoid the snow-field and climb on the right, where is rocky.
gogo - Jan 6, 2007 3:38 pm
W ridgeMy first "4000"... Got to the top but seen nothing at all... fog/clouds and a little of snow, surely with a different weather it would have been better...
Andrew Hagen - Oct 2, 2006 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
W ridgeClimbed a little late in the day (because we started at Almagellerhutte and did Weissmies first). Didn't need crampons to get up (so it's true what they say), but used them on the way down because it was just so slippery!
JanVanGenk - Sep 25, 2006 4:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006
Normal routeAlone all the way up and down, except of four climbers I met near the summit. Rather demanding scrambling at some places, I deviated from the (original) route a couple of times. Spent about 40 minutes alone at the summit enjoying the views around!
Eelconl - Sep 6, 2006 11:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006
Solo bij bike and hikeThe day before I started with my mountainbike from Brig to Saas Almagell where I slepped. The next morning I started by bike again to Kreuzboden, where I hide it. From here I hiked up to the top and all the way back to Brig again
Erik Van Genechten - Sep 4, 2006 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2006
One 4000er less to goWe opened the route for the summer. And it took us a lot of sweat too. Still lot's of snow, and not the hard kind that we all wished for. It took us a gruelling 13 hours to go up and back. But we made it, all seven of us in two cordees. Started of with good weather, but ended up in a snowstorm on our way down. A good choice for your first 4000er.
schmid_th - Sep 4, 2006 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2004
Cold and windy!Together with 4 friends we made the west ridge it was cold and windy - but nice to climb. We climbed the complete ridge in the rocks and needed no crampons.
siroco - Aug 8, 2006 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2006
Normal routeInhabituel pour l'été le Laggin recouvert de neige
Samuli Mansikka - Aug 4, 2006 9:22 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2006
Normal routeAfter traversing the Weissmies the previous day I climbed the Lagginhorn from the Weissmieshütte. A fun route almost entirely on rock. However there was plenty of compact snow on the steeper section near the summit.
Joerg Marretsch - Jul 9, 2006 11:00 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006
West Ridge - Normal RouteBad weather: Wind and snowfall - but successful.
joe_akeem - Jun 29, 2006 10:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 1996
Route Climbed: N-ridgeDid this on the Fletschhorn-Lagginhorn travers. Went down the normal route. Beautyful climb!
roadmountain - Sep 2, 2005 10:14 am
Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: 31 julyIt was my second tour and at the joch between Fletschhorn en Laginhorn I was very tired....it was a long way up from there but a beautiful route! It was a great moment when we where on the top with many clouds under us! the normal route is very easy! there was almost a path...
gert - Aug 21, 2005 7:46 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 17.08.2005Started at night in Saas Grund and made it in a very long daytrip - o.k. took the cablecar on the way down. Perfect conditions on that day!
bbirtle - Jul 25, 2005 7:23 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2005A nice outing with two girls met on the cablecar on the way up (I was meaning to solo it). Was glad to have the company as the climb itself is quite boring, although not very long. Rope not even needed... more of a hike than a climb. I give it F+, not PD. Nice sunrise parorama over the Mischebel Range.
il.rocciatore - Jul 23, 2005 5:43 am
Route Climbed: North Ridge / South Ridge Date Climbed: july 2005 / august 20112005: We made a very good time to the base of the North Ridge and the weather was stable. A chance of a lifetime to complete the traverse with Fletschhorn. But difficulties starts here. It takes some time to become comfortable climbing on crampons in a running belay at this height. Happily there was a party before us to show the right way, which made things a little easier :o) Reached the summit at 10 o'clock.
2011: Climbed the South Rige from the Lagginjoch in difficult conditions. Cold, wind and ice made it a hard climb, which lasted a lot longer than indicated by the topo guide. Nevertheless made it to the summit, smooth descent via normal route.
jdh99 - Jul 18, 2005 1:06 pm
Route Climbed: W Ridge Date Climbed: August 2004Perfect conditions. A recommended introduction to the 4000ers. Missed the lift down!
LS - Jul 17, 2005 2:55 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 02 Aug 2003A late start (12 AM) but it was no more than 2 hour easy going to the summit (yes, I cheated by taking the lift)
erik_ravenstijn - Mar 12, 2005 4:31 pm
Route Climbed: Normal, west ridge Date Climbed: 25 july 2004Beautifaul panoramas on surrounding mountains. Unfortanetly we were on the summit just at 2.30 pm, so that we couldn't catch the last cable car and had to hike all the way down to the valley.
mountainpost - Oct 26, 2004 10:27 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: August 5-2003Very easy stepstone climb, beautiful view on the top. relaxed!
Gaffr - Sep 3, 2004 8:30 am
Route Climbed: The South Ridge with a descent of the West Ridge Date Climbed: The middle of August 2004A very fine day out from the Hohsaas hut after walking up from Saas Grund. Some snow was encountered on the rocks higher up and a surprisingly awkward abseil into the final gap prior to the main summit! With the folks from Speyside.
mulidivarese - Aug 27, 2004 9:00 am
Route Climbed: Normal from Hohsaas Date Climbed: 8 August 2004Nice climbing in a not nice day: clouds all around, foggy, snowy. Very wet.
We ( Valerio, Giorgio and Daniele) started from Hohsaas (not conviniant if you don't wont to climb Weissmiess the next day, but very good food). Than we go down till the morain and up to the glacier. The ridge start about 3400m, quite sloped but easy. If dry and without ice, maybe you don't need roop, but better have it.
Very easy, nice the passagges on plaques or stones. Only on the end be carful for the ice. In the late season, if possible, better to avoid the snow-field and climb on the right, where is rocky.
About 4 hours.