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Climbs above Saas Fee |
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29.7.2013 |
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Currently, there are excellent snow conditions in Valais Alps. We spend a week climbing above Saastal valley. In did the Dri Horlini ridge, Weissmies, S ridge of Lagginhorn, Fletschhor and Jegihorn. |
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23.7.2013: Ridge traverse of Dri Horlini For starters we climbed the Dri Horlini ridge. Climbing difficulty is around III with few places of IV-. It is well equipped with pitons and bolts on more difficult parts or rappels. |
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24.7.2013: Weissmies (4017 m) From Almageller Hut we climbed the S ridge on Weissmies. The ascent has a few technical moved on the ridge. The rest is relatively easy terrain on glaciers, where caution is needed due to numerous crevasses. |
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25.7.2013: S ridge on Lagginhorn (4010 m) The south ridge of Lagginhorn is one of the greatest climbs in Valais Alps. The ridge is over 1.5 kilometer long and it offers very exposed climbing graded around III. It demands very effective climbing team with good sense for finding the passages and rope management. |
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26.7.2013: Fletschhorn (3993 m) The lower part of the ascent on Fletschhorn is still in great conditions due to extensive amount of snow. For the upper part of the climb, we chose SW ridge, which offers interesting and exposed climbing. It is great alternative to the normal route. |
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27.7.2013: Via Ferrata on Jegihorn For the end of our trip we climbed interesting Via Ferrata on Jegihorn, just above the Weissmies Hut. |
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