as if i cant find a mountaineering partner for this summer, Which high peaks can i do safely solo?

Alexheaton wrote:as if i cant find a mountaineering partner for this summer, Which high peaks can i do safely solo?

Lagginhorn, 4012m, is the highest of the mountains I have climbed via a route that can be done safely solo. The glacier remnant on the normal route is all but disappeared, has no crevasses to speak of, and can be circumvented anyway by getting onto the ridge a bit earlier.

Just next door, Weissmies (4020m) normal route is too dangerous solo (almost only glacier travel), but the southwest ridge from Almageller hut can probably be done alone.

Of course, higher mountains are done regularly, but most of those require some climbing that I personally would do roped, or extensive glacier travel.

Cheers,

Christian

People have soloed the Eiger Nordwand - guess it depends on your definition of safe.

Why don't you want to cross a glacier

Diego Sahagún wrote:Why don't you want to cross a glacier

because he'll be really high!

kiwiw wrote:

Diego Sahagún wrote:Why don't you want to cross a glacier

because he'll be really high!

Diego Sahagún wrote:Why don't you want to cross a glacier

Because he has no partner. I wouldn't cross a glacier solo either. It only takes one crevasse...

Luciano136 wrote:

Diego Sahagún wrote:Why don't you want to cross a glacier

Because he has no partner. I wouldn't cross a glacier solo either. It only takes one crevasse...

Even if it was later in the season and the glacier was snow-free so you could see the crevasses? Many people would consider that "safe" to do unroped and/or solo.

What Alexheaton hasn't said is what constitutes "safe" solo climbing for him - could be anywhere from class 1 to class 5...

JHH60 wrote:

Luciano136 wrote:

Diego Sahagún wrote:Why don't you want to cross a glacier

Because he has no partner. I wouldn't cross a glacier solo either. It only takes one crevasse...

Even if it was later in the season and the glacier was snow-free so you could see the crevasses? Many people would consider that "safe" to do unroped and/or solo.

What Alexheaton hasn't said is what constitutes "safe" solo climbing for him - could be anywhere from class 1 to class 5...

Many glaciers in The Alps can be solo crossed without problems. I haven't done it anyway

JHH60 wrote:

Luciano136 wrote:

Diego Sahagún wrote:Why don't you want to cross a glacier

Because he has no partner. I wouldn't cross a glacier solo either. It only takes one crevasse...

Even if it was later in the season and the glacier was snow-free so you could see the crevasses? Many people would consider that "safe" to do unroped and/or solo.

If it is a well known fact that the glacier exposes all the crevasses by a certain time of the year, I might consider it. So, I guess it really depends on the glacier itself. I'd still be a little worried if that area doesn't see much traffic though. If it's rarely visited, you could be stuck for a few days.

Hi,
I can confirm, that Weissmies via Almageller Hut is free of Crevasses. There are snowfields though, and a sharp ridge, for both you need crampons.
Lagginhorn from Weissmies Hut is another solo option indeed. Obviously those two are close to each other.
Other solo peaks I have done succesfully are Uesser Barrhorn (3610, but ugly) and Gross Bigerhorn.
Cheers and good luck,
Henning
BTW. Matterhorn does not have crevasses either, but that is off limits for me

Borut wrote:How is the glacier doing on the Italian side?
Is there a gacier on the Italian side?

No, there's no glacier either. Rocks only. Maybe some snow in the upper sections.

Borut wrote:

Alexheaton wrote:I have climbed in the alps / Himalaya sections of very steep snow and ice at angles over 50 degrees with steep steps. Rock sections up to VD. Confident mountaineering skills including some rock and ice leading experience. Previous Alpine climbing and high altitude experience I am an experienced mountaineer who can be self-sufficient.

This is a quote from the profile page of the person who initiated this thread.

My question:
If you are experienced, why do you ask?

It's not because you are experienced that you can do everything alone. My guess is that he is just looking for mountains in the Alps that are safe to do solo for an experienced mountaineer. Steep rock climbs or highly glaciated terrain for example wouldn't be a good idea since you might need a partner.

Borut wrote:

Luciano136 wrote:It's not because you are experienced that you can do everything alone. My guess is that he is just looking for mountains in the Alps that are safe to do solo for an experienced mountaineer. Steep rock climbs or highly glaciated terrain for example wouldn't be a good idea since you might need a partner.

Of course Luciano!

There are 2 questions in the OP.
Well, the Mont Blanc is the highest you can get in the Alps.
An experienced mountaineer can certainly manage the Gouter route (the easiest route) "alone", allthough not avoiding walking on a glacier or two.
An experienced mountaineer would probably know this.

Haha, I'm guessing he just wanted suggestions of a bunch of different mountains in the Alps region. He might've done a few mountains there but not know everything about the whole region.

Of course, we haven't seen any other posts from the OP and he should've defined his question a little better... If he indeed means, what is the highest I can get, then the Mt. Blanc is the correct answer.