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.
| Lagginhorn | |
|---|---|
 The west face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,010 m (13,160 ft) |
| Prominence | 512 m (1,680 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Weissmies |
| Isolation | 3.3 km (2.1 mi)[2] |
| Coordinates | 46°9′26″N 8°0′11″E / 46.15722°N 8.00306°E |
| Geography | |
  Lagginhorn Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 26 August 1856 by E. L. Ames, Franz Andenmatten and Johann Josef Imseng, together with three Englishmen and three guides |
| Easiest route | West ridge (PD) |
46°09′52″N 008°02′44″E / 46.16444°N 8.04556°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
editThe 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
edit- Weissmies Hut (2,726 m)
- Berghaus Hohsaas (3,100 m)
- Laggin Bivouac (2,425 m)
See also
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References
edit- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lagginjoch (3,498 m).
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Weissmies.
- ^ Map of Swisstopo
- ^ The 4000m Peaks of the Alps, Martin Moran, The Alpine Club (2007)
Bibliography
edit- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
External links
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