Lagginhorn

Lagginhorn

Lagginhorn

Mountain in Switzerland

The Lagginhorn (4,010 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.

Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...
Laggin bivouac (2425 m)[3]
46°09′52″N 008°02′44″E

The Lagginhorn is the last four-thousander in the main chain before the Simplon Pass; it is also the lowest four-thousander in Switzerland.

The first ascent was by Edward Levi Ames and three other Englishmen, together with local Saas Grund clergyman Johann Josef Imseng, Franz Andenmatten and three other guides on 26 August 1856.

Climbing routes

The Lagginhorn is characterised by rock climbing rather than snow climbs and possesses a lengthy scramble along the South Ridge including one or more exposed abseils:[4]

  • West-South-West Ridge, PD
  • South Ridge, AD, III
  • West-South-West Rib and South Ridge, AD
  • North-North-East Ridge (via Fletschhorn), PD+

Huts

  • Weissmies Hut (2,726 m)
  • Berghaus Hohsaas (3,100 m)
  • Laggin Bivouac (2,425 m)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lagginjoch (3,499 m).
  2. [2]
    Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Weissmies.
  3. [3]
    Map of Swisstopo
  4. [4]
    The 4000m Peaks of the Alps, Martin Moran, The Alpine Club (2007)

Bibliography

  • Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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