ferdinandverboom - Sep 6, 2007 6:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
SSE-ridge
Very much snow on the route! A bit cloudy, but it was the best weather in days! Not a very crowded route.
Jay Power - Aug 28, 2007 6:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
Normal route
Good weather
Griffiths - Jul 2, 2007 12:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2004
Normal Route
Very cloudy, hardly any view from above the cravase field - complete white out on summit
Nikman - May 6, 2007 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2005
WNW-Route
Great conditions starting from Hohsaas. Good weather. Fast ascent with no problems.
Great views on that route especially down into Saastal 3000meters below and to Mischabel-range at the other side of the valley.
dynercia - Mar 2, 2007 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006
Enjoyable day out on a lovely summer's day. Climbed ordinary route from Cable car. Temprature inversion over north Italy so only mountains visible. Climbed with Neil and my brother James who did'nt like the altitude so we had to rush down. Got strange headache when we got back down to the valley so did'nt spend the rest of the afternoon drinking beer unlike the other two!
Left the hut at 5:15 in the morning and we were the second on the summit. The crowds were about half hour behind us. Get an early start and you have the mountain to yourself. Very luxurious hut compared to others I've been in. Super climb.
erik_ravenstijn - Oct 7, 2006 8:38 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2005
SSE ridge (normal route)
Beautiful and easy climb in a beautiful surrounding. Absolutely recommendable! And there's no glacier with crevasses on this way, a nice possiblity for more experienced climber to bring some less experienced along. Some pics at www.climbingtours.net
Andrew Hagen - Oct 2, 2006 4:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
SSE ridge
Surprisingly enjoyable climb! Watched the moon set over Rimpfischhorn on the way up, brilliant views from the ridge and the summit, really worthwhile. Started extra early so we could bag Lagginhorn the same (long) day. I think gert (see below) was the only person up before us.
JanVanGenk - Sep 25, 2006 5:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2006
SSE Ridge
I started late in the evening at Saas Almagell, bivouaced a few hours just above the tree line and then continued to the top.
Beautiful sunrise at the Zwischenbergen pass! Nice climb! The summit was very cold and windy. Descended the same way.
Thunderstorms to start then they eased off. Then a mixture of cloud and sun. Great day out.
Sebastian Hamm - Aug 24, 2006 6:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2006
Traverse: S - NW
It was very windy, but sunny. Have walked with some friendly italians I met at the hut.
Samuli Mansikka - Aug 4, 2006 9:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2006
Traverse: SSE - NW
Climbed the Weissmies starting from the Almagellerhütte and descending to Weissmieshütte. No visibility on the way up due to snow and wind so did not propably take the most convenient way up and climbed on the rocks instead. Due to same reasons there was no trail down the normal route which cost me a lot of time navigating solo through crevasses of the steeper slopes.
A beautiful mountain when I got to view it from the Lagginhorn the next day!
Photos will be added soon to http://www.samulimansikka.com
Day 1
Nice walk from Saas Grund to Hohsaas.Night in tent just below the Hohsaas Hut.
Day 2
Summit day. Accident in crevasse.
Day 3
Descended to Saas Grund from Hohsaas.
Generally nice weather.Very windy on the top.
We used the cable car to middle station of Kreuzboden and sleep in a tent above Weissmies hut.In the morning we started the ascent to the summit by normal way over Hohsaas hut.Nice ascent on the glacier,it was very good weather,high temperature.Unfortunately on the summit,there wasn't so good view,but it could be worse.Descent was as good as ascent.Very nice two days.
gert - Jul 15, 2006 11:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
SSE Ridge
Started at night in Saas Almagell and reached the summit just in time to meet a beautiful sunrise! Perfect conditions and full moon during the night!
Joerg Marretsch - Jul 9, 2006 10:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2006
SSE-Ridge up, Normal (NW) down
From Almageller hut over SSE-Ridge to the summit, decent over NW- (normal) route. a fine day.
joe_akeem - Jun 29, 2006 10:08 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 1996
Route Climbed: SSE-Ridge up, Normal (NW) down
Great trip! I wonder what the north ridge would be like...
hansw - Mar 10, 2006 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1991
From the Hohen Saas hut
A long snow and ice route with a lot of crevasses starts at the Hohen Saas hut. Plenty of people could be seen out in a nice Sunday sun, (August 25, 1991).
Cyrill - Nov 8, 2007 12:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2004
Weissmies 4017 mNice Tour to Weissmies 4017 m.
my picture are here: Link to Weissmies 4017 m
ferdinandverboom - Sep 6, 2007 6:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
SSE-ridgeVery much snow on the route! A bit cloudy, but it was the best weather in days! Not a very crowded route.
Jay Power - Aug 28, 2007 6:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
Normal routeGood weather
Griffiths - Jul 2, 2007 12:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2004
Normal RouteVery cloudy, hardly any view from above the cravase field - complete white out on summit
Nikman - May 6, 2007 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2005
WNW-RouteGreat conditions starting from Hohsaas. Good weather. Fast ascent with no problems.
Great views on that route especially down into Saastal 3000meters below and to Mischabel-range at the other side of the valley.
dynercia - Mar 2, 2007 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006
Normal rout from Wiessmies HutNice view from the top
tphubbard - Jan 28, 2007 1:49 pm
Summer 2005Enjoyable day out on a lovely summer's day. Climbed ordinary route from Cable car. Temprature inversion over north Italy so only mountains visible. Climbed with Neil and my brother James who did'nt like the altitude so we had to rush down. Got strange headache when we got back down to the valley so did'nt spend the rest of the afternoon drinking beer unlike the other two!
icypeak - Oct 8, 2006 11:31 am
Normal Route from HohsaasLeft the hut at 5:15 in the morning and we were the second on the summit. The crowds were about half hour behind us. Get an early start and you have the mountain to yourself. Very luxurious hut compared to others I've been in. Super climb.
erik_ravenstijn - Oct 7, 2006 8:38 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2005
SSE ridge (normal route)Beautiful and easy climb in a beautiful surrounding. Absolutely recommendable! And there's no glacier with crevasses on this way, a nice possiblity for more experienced climber to bring some less experienced along. Some pics at www.climbingtours.net
Andrew Hagen - Oct 2, 2006 4:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
SSE ridgeSurprisingly enjoyable climb! Watched the moon set over Rimpfischhorn on the way up, brilliant views from the ridge and the summit, really worthwhile. Started extra early so we could bag Lagginhorn the same (long) day. I think gert (see below) was the only person up before us.
JanVanGenk - Sep 25, 2006 5:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2006
SSE RidgeI started late in the evening at Saas Almagell, bivouaced a few hours just above the tree line and then continued to the top.
Beautiful sunrise at the Zwischenbergen pass! Nice climb! The summit was very cold and windy. Descended the same way.
Gripped - Sep 15, 2006 2:13 pm
Traverse S - NWThunderstorms to start then they eased off. Then a mixture of cloud and sun. Great day out.
Sebastian Hamm - Aug 24, 2006 6:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2006
Traverse: S - NWIt was very windy, but sunny. Have walked with some friendly italians I met at the hut.
Samuli Mansikka - Aug 4, 2006 9:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2006
Traverse: SSE - NWClimbed the Weissmies starting from the Almagellerhütte and descending to Weissmieshütte. No visibility on the way up due to snow and wind so did not propably take the most convenient way up and climbed on the rocks instead. Due to same reasons there was no trail down the normal route which cost me a lot of time navigating solo through crevasses of the steeper slopes.
A beautiful mountain when I got to view it from the Lagginhorn the next day!
Photos will be added soon to http://www.samulimansikka.com
jck - Jul 23, 2006 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
Trift GlacierDay 1
Nice walk from Saas Grund to Hohsaas.Night in tent just below the Hohsaas Hut.
Day 2
Summit day. Accident in crevasse.
Day 3
Descended to Saas Grund from Hohsaas.
Generally nice weather.Very windy on the top.
turistoalpinista - Jul 17, 2006 4:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2006
Normal wayWe used the cable car to middle station of Kreuzboden and sleep in a tent above Weissmies hut.In the morning we started the ascent to the summit by normal way over Hohsaas hut.Nice ascent on the glacier,it was very good weather,high temperature.Unfortunately on the summit,there wasn't so good view,but it could be worse.Descent was as good as ascent.Very nice two days.
gert - Jul 15, 2006 11:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
SSE RidgeStarted at night in Saas Almagell and reached the summit just in time to meet a beautiful sunrise! Perfect conditions and full moon during the night!
Joerg Marretsch - Jul 9, 2006 10:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2006
SSE-Ridge up, Normal (NW) downFrom Almageller hut over SSE-Ridge to the summit, decent over NW- (normal) route. a fine day.
joe_akeem - Jun 29, 2006 10:08 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 1996
Route Climbed: SSE-Ridge up, Normal (NW) downGreat trip! I wonder what the north ridge would be like...
hansw - Mar 10, 2006 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1991
From the Hohen Saas hutA long snow and ice route with a lot of crevasses starts at the Hohen Saas hut. Plenty of people could be seen out in a nice Sunday sun, (August 25, 1991).