Trifthorn Climber's Log

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il.rocciatore

il.rocciatore - Aug 28, 2018 3:28 am

Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: august 2018  Sucess!

2015: In a year where karma was not our side, we also made a failed attempt on the Trifthorn. Although we made it to the shoulder on the SW Ridge and weather was stable, it all went less swiftly than we wanted. Keeping next day's attempt on Obergabelhorn in mind, we decided to abort the climb. Wrong call, since snow during the night made us cancel the climb on Obergabelhorn as well.

2018: Given our retreat in 2015 and looking for a way back to Zinal after climbing the Zinalrothorn and descending to the Rothornhütte, the Trifthorn was back in the picture. Although a failed attempt from Zinal due to an impassable rimaye was reported in the Cabane du Grand Mountet and crew in the Rothornhütte reported very bad conditions in the couloir to the Triftjoch, we decided to give it a try. The couloir passed without big trouble, do move to the better rock on the right side of the couloir as soon as possible. Great climbing on the ridge, especially after the shoulder. Descent gave us what we signed up for, a search in a whiteout for a good spot to pass the rimaye. Eventually we managed to pass without any abseil. Still had some trouble to find a way through the glacier on the lower slopes. Definitely the best way to go back to Zinal :-p

Huberschwiller

Huberschwiller - Aug 13, 2006 6:35 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2006

Mountet Route  Sucess!

I started from Grand Mountet Hut at 5h15.
The big crevasses of the Mountet glacier must be crossed by the left. Higher, the traverse of the rimaye is the key of the climb. After the hot days of July, the upper lip of the rimaye is a vertical ice wall of 5 meters, now quoted PD +. This wall is prolonged by a stiff 30 meters long slope of 50° which softens upwards.
I reached the summit at 8 h 15.

David_Holland

David_Holland - Aug 18, 2005 9:21 am

Route Climbed: SSW Ridge Date Climbed: 24 juli 2005

We start with some dark weather, durring the climb it became better but halfway the ridge we returned because the weather was changing again an it turned bad. So no Trifthorn summit...

Gaffr - Sep 3, 2004 9:38 am

Route Climbed: The South Ridge. Date Climbed: August 2003.  Sucess!

From the Rothorn Hut via the missing snow couloir! to a fine ridge from the Triftjoch to the Summit. Same ridge for descent. Very fine views of the surrounding peaks. Seems a good first day out when out from Scotland.

mthoelke - Aug 13, 2004 9:11 am

Route Climbed: Mountet to Rothorn huts Date Climbed: 23 July 2004  Sucess!

Snow plod up, lots of lose rock on descent, not too bad for a traverse.

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