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The Jegihorn is Saas Fee's answer to Zermatt's Riffelhorn, a local rock crag and peak, easy access, with fine rock and fantastic views. And like the Riffelhorn, there are many routes of all different grades. The Jegihorn, at 3206 meters, is high enough to feel like you are really in the mountains, yet not so high as to suffer from summer snowfall or other weather nasties more common to the big 4000ers. All routes on the Jegihorn start with a quick ride on the Hohsaas lift to 3100 meters. this lift makes an otherwise more remote peak doable in a day from town. From the top lift station we descend on easy trails, past the Weissmies hut, then climb the slope below the Jegihorn to our route. There are a large number of routes on the peak. The easiest is really little more than a trail, and the summit is popular with ambitious hikers. The next harder route is a classic Via Ferrata, where harness and helmet equipped adventurers climb the SE Face which has been equipped with cables into which they can clip protection slings. But the most fun on the peak is reserved for those who do one of the rock climbs on the sunny south face. There are quite a few routes on this face, mostly in the 5.6 to 5.9 range of difficulty. All these routes climb on the golden-orange solid rock found there, highly featured with good friction. One particularly fun route is the South Arête of the Jegihorn. The Arête forms the left edge of the south face and offers good climbing on a sharp ridge crest. The route has been well equipped (as have most of the routes on this peak) for all of its 6 or so pitches. Another good rock climbing outing nearby is the Jegigrat, a long ridge line leading up to the Fletschhorn, just to the east of the Jegihorn. This is a longer outing and a start from the Weissmies or Hohsaas huts is recommended.
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Difficulty There is a big range of difficulty on this peak. The easiest route is a steep trail and scramble (our usual route of descent). But the rock climbing routes on the south face are mostly around 5.7 in difficulty and perhaps 6 to 10 pitches long. The approach is easy, from the Hohsaas lift. Prerequisites Since there is something for everyone on the Jegihorn, we can match the route with your previous experience. Combinations The Jegihorn can combine well with either the Weissmies, the Lagginhorn or the Fletschhorn, as all of these peak can be climbed from the Hohsaas or Weissmies huts, both just under the south face of the Jegihorn. |
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Kathy Cosley & Mark Houston AMGA Certified • SNGM members All images, layout and text ©2004 Cosley & Houston Alpine Guides, All Rights Reserved |
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