Way fun, but I have to say that the last 10 minutes to the top takes a lot of trust, guts (and stupidity :-) ) to do that ridge unprotected. It was a great day, and had a great time with Sergio. Because my wife and kids were on the last train down, I sprinted to the train and caught the train just prior to departure - the gates were locked but I got the workers to let me on.
David_Holland - Jul 10, 2008 11:39 am Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2008
Going just out of season we used the winter section of the hut as a base, very warm and comfortable. Left early with clear skies to do the SW Ridge, an enjoyable scramble and then onto the snow ridges to the top. Well worth the effort for the views over looking the Jungfrau, Eiger and glaciers etc.
Nice climb. A little more involved than we thought, steep exposed snow at the top. The owners of the Monchjochshutte were very nasty people.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1335/1139217614_3687084515_b.jpg
Cyrill - Nov 8, 2007 5:19 am Date Climbed: May 14, 2006
Talk about a way to get dirty looks. New skool crampons fit fine on sneakers so I packed them with an axe in my suitcase for a business trip to DE and headed to CH to visit friends Luki, Beni and Rolf for the weekend. Maybe it was a little cocky but no one got hurt and it was fun to see reactions. I was basically in a shell, hoodie, jeans and running shoes. It was my groin that was cold but we made it up the normal route and we had a good time in the hut. I think it was the first 4000er tha Luki and Beni had made it up, but not the last.
Great way to avoid crowds on this popular mountain, when we were climbing no one else was on the west ridge at least since the last snow.
A few words on Monchjochshutte - WTF is wrong with its caretaker/owners? Haven't seen such rude reception in any hut in my life...
Nikman - May 6, 2007 6:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
Up on westridge, down via normal route
Great weather, great panorama, great route. Very advisable to do this mountain like that and going up a different way than the normal route.
Decending normal route is ok though.
thegoldengriff - Mar 25, 2007 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2006
Solo Southeast Ridge
Climbed the SE Ridge solo from the Jungfraujoch before a night spent at the Monchjochshutte in preparation for the Jungfrau the next day. Beautiful day with beautiful weather.
Samuli Mansikka - Nov 28, 2006 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2006
Traverse: SW Ridge - normal route
Took the first cable car of the morning to the Jungfraujoch from where I headed solo for the Mönch traverse. I slipped at the very base of the route and managed to cause a very deep and strongly bleeding cut to one of my fingers.
I climbed relatively fast tackling the most straight forward line to the summit onto which I arrived 1 hr 50 min later. The ridge itself was nice and it featured the most splendid view to the direction of Interlaken. From the summit I descended to the Mönchjochhütte for an overnight stay.
Photos: www.samulimansikka.com
Lubos - Oct 9, 2006 11:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1989
SE- ridge
Thanks for bringing my memories back, I was there in 1989.
Great pictures.
lubos
schmid_th - Sep 18, 2006 8:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006
summitpost-trip: SE-Ridge
Really nice climb with SP member Sebastian Hamm.
The first part of the ridge we climb in the South flank (~50-60°), then we went on the ridge and enjoyed our climb. The summit was in clouds but sometimes we had a great view on the ridge like sitting in a plane!
Sebastian Hamm - Sep 17, 2006 8:06 am Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006
SE-Ridge
Very nice, but the summit was in clouds.
I have done the trip with SP member schmid_th .
I Had done the Mönch in winter 2004 via SE-Ridge Solo, but I had to turn around in the last icy rock-steps at 4000m.
Jans Man - Aug 31, 2006 11:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
SE Ridge
Weather had been pretty bad over most of the previous 10 days, and monday morning of climb wasn't looking great. As we made our way from Jungfraujoch, things got a little worse - it started to snow again, and the wind was getting stronger - but still nothing scary. The going was difficult due to the volume of fresh snow present, and much of the rock was verglassed. Within a couple of hundred metres of the summit it was obvious that we weren't going to make it. The wind was VERY strong, variable in direction, and driving ice straight into our faces, with visibility down to just a few meters - definitely not the weather for walking a 1/2 meter wide summit ridge. After a brief conference with the team that had come up behind us, we headed back down. So, it was a cold, windy climb, with nil visibility and no summit. But it was bloody great fun, and there's always another day. Besides, the Rugenbrau at - a deserted - Kleine Scheidegg still tasted great !!!
edderkoppen - Jul 22, 2006 12:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2006
Looking DOWN on the Eiger
Cool to look DOWN on the Eiger which towers above Grindelwald. Thunder and lightning on the mountain during the night but it cleared up in the morning and off I went. I guess it is an easy climb, but it was very exposed on the summit ridge.
Climbed in the early morning mist but cleared to fantastic views on the way down. Conditions were perfect for me as I'm not afiad to admit I'm a little nervous walking on what could be likened to a snow covered garden wall at 4000M!
joe_akeem - Jul 1, 2006 11:05 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2001
Route Climbed: SE Ridge, Normal
The indian curry we had on the Jungfraujoch afterwards was weird but funny...
triskelion - Apr 28, 2006 10:12 pm Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2006
Nollen up and Normal route down
A wonderful climb, thought it would take us a day from the Guggi Hutte to the summit and down, but due to snow conditions and our overall speed we had to bivy at 3800m. The weather held out which is the main thing.
The route is great and not too technically difficult.
Going from Jungfraujoch up the south-east ridge in terrible weather. The wind was hard and the snow was coming in horizontally. Great feeling to stand on the summit though the view was nil, (September 3, 1990).
From Jungfraujoch we this time went direct on to the south-west ridge in full sunshine. There was good rock climbing the first part of the route and snow and ice from ”Nollen” to the summit. We were rewarded by a perfect view over to the Eiger. No other people were around, (August 23, 1995).
I tried this peak with my friends Pau, Pepe y Dani. We climbed all Aletsch glacier and after we tried this summit.After that return descending the 24 km of the glacier another time.
The peak was in very bad conditions. The guides had opened path since false-summit. We try to open path until summit, but it was very dangerous and decided go down very near of the summit.
Wonderful route climbing the 24 km of Aletsch glacier!! 3 days
snowflake - Jul 29, 2008 3:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008
SE RidgeWay fun, but I have to say that the last 10 minutes to the top takes a lot of trust, guts (and stupidity :-) ) to do that ridge unprotected. It was a great day, and had a great time with Sergio. Because my wife and kids were on the last train down, I sprinted to the train and caught the train just prior to departure - the gates were locked but I got the workers to let me on.
David_Holland - Jul 10, 2008 11:39 am Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2008
icey climbClimb it by the SW ridge in iced rock conditions.
mountainmanmark - Jan 24, 2008 9:27 am
My First 4000+Going just out of season we used the winter section of the hut as a base, very warm and comfortable. Left early with clear skies to do the SW Ridge, an enjoyable scramble and then onto the snow ridges to the top. Well worth the effort for the views over looking the Jungfrau, Eiger and glaciers etc.
jasonconnell - Nov 24, 2007 10:15 pm
Normal routeNice climb. A little more involved than we thought, steep exposed snow at the top. The owners of the Monchjochshutte were very nasty people.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1335/1139217614_3687084515_b.jpg
Cyrill - Nov 8, 2007 5:19 am Date Climbed: May 14, 2006
Mönch 4107mFantastic Ski - Tour to Mönch 4107m.
my picture are here: Link to Mönch 4107m
Vinny - Oct 31, 2007 12:00 am
again in sneakersTalk about a way to get dirty looks. New skool crampons fit fine on sneakers so I packed them with an axe in my suitcase for a business trip to DE and headed to CH to visit friends Luki, Beni and Rolf for the weekend. Maybe it was a little cocky but no one got hurt and it was fun to see reactions. I was basically in a shell, hoodie, jeans and running shoes. It was my groin that was cold but we made it up the normal route and we had a good time in the hut. I think it was the first 4000er tha Luki and Beni had made it up, but not the last.
Kopanga - Sep 4, 2007 12:57 pm
Traverse via west ridge and down the normal routeGreat way to avoid crowds on this popular mountain, when we were climbing no one else was on the west ridge at least since the last snow.
A few words on Monchjochshutte - WTF is wrong with its caretaker/owners? Haven't seen such rude reception in any hut in my life...
Nikman - May 6, 2007 6:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
Up on westridge, down via normal routeGreat weather, great panorama, great route. Very advisable to do this mountain like that and going up a different way than the normal route.
Decending normal route is ok though.
thegoldengriff - Mar 25, 2007 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2006
Solo Southeast RidgeClimbed the SE Ridge solo from the Jungfraujoch before a night spent at the Monchjochshutte in preparation for the Jungfrau the next day. Beautiful day with beautiful weather.
Samuli Mansikka - Nov 28, 2006 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2006
Traverse: SW Ridge - normal routeTook the first cable car of the morning to the Jungfraujoch from where I headed solo for the Mönch traverse. I slipped at the very base of the route and managed to cause a very deep and strongly bleeding cut to one of my fingers.
I climbed relatively fast tackling the most straight forward line to the summit onto which I arrived 1 hr 50 min later. The ridge itself was nice and it featured the most splendid view to the direction of Interlaken. From the summit I descended to the Mönchjochhütte for an overnight stay.
Photos: www.samulimansikka.com
Lubos - Oct 9, 2006 11:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1989
SE- ridgeThanks for bringing my memories back, I was there in 1989.
Great pictures.
lubos
schmid_th - Sep 18, 2006 8:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006
summitpost-trip: SE-RidgeReally nice climb with SP member Sebastian Hamm.
The first part of the ridge we climb in the South flank (~50-60°), then we went on the ridge and enjoyed our climb. The summit was in clouds but sometimes we had a great view on the ridge like sitting in a plane!
Sebastian Hamm - Sep 17, 2006 8:06 am Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006
SE-RidgeVery nice, but the summit was in clouds.
I have done the trip with SP member schmid_th .
I Had done the Mönch in winter 2004 via SE-Ridge Solo, but I had to turn around in the last icy rock-steps at 4000m.
Jans Man - Aug 31, 2006 11:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
SE RidgeWeather had been pretty bad over most of the previous 10 days, and monday morning of climb wasn't looking great. As we made our way from Jungfraujoch, things got a little worse - it started to snow again, and the wind was getting stronger - but still nothing scary. The going was difficult due to the volume of fresh snow present, and much of the rock was verglassed. Within a couple of hundred metres of the summit it was obvious that we weren't going to make it. The wind was VERY strong, variable in direction, and driving ice straight into our faces, with visibility down to just a few meters - definitely not the weather for walking a 1/2 meter wide summit ridge. After a brief conference with the team that had come up behind us, we headed back down. So, it was a cold, windy climb, with nil visibility and no summit. But it was bloody great fun, and there's always another day. Besides, the Rugenbrau at - a deserted - Kleine Scheidegg still tasted great !!!
edderkoppen - Jul 22, 2006 12:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2006
Looking DOWN on the EigerCool to look DOWN on the Eiger which towers above Grindelwald. Thunder and lightning on the mountain during the night but it cleared up in the morning and off I went. I guess it is an easy climb, but it was very exposed on the summit ridge.
Trevor Card - Jul 17, 2006 12:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2006
South East RidgeClimbed in the early morning mist but cleared to fantastic views on the way down. Conditions were perfect for me as I'm not afiad to admit I'm a little nervous walking on what could be likened to a snow covered garden wall at 4000M!
joe_akeem - Jul 1, 2006 11:05 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2001
Route Climbed: SE Ridge, NormalThe indian curry we had on the Jungfraujoch afterwards was weird but funny...
triskelion - Apr 28, 2006 10:12 pm Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2006
Nollen up and Normal route downA wonderful climb, thought it would take us a day from the Guggi Hutte to the summit and down, but due to snow conditions and our overall speed we had to bivy at 3800m. The weather held out which is the main thing.
The route is great and not too technically difficult.
hansw - Mar 10, 2006 9:51 pm
Routes Climed: SE- and SW-RidgesGoing from Jungfraujoch up the south-east ridge in terrible weather. The wind was hard and the snow was coming in horizontally. Great feeling to stand on the summit though the view was nil, (September 3, 1990).
From Jungfraujoch we this time went direct on to the south-west ridge in full sunshine. There was good rock climbing the first part of the route and snow and ice from ”Nollen” to the summit. We were rewarded by a perfect view over to the Eiger. No other people were around, (August 23, 1995).
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Trabalon - Feb 28, 2006 5:43 pm
Normal Route for Aletsch glacier in August 2002I tried this peak with my friends Pau, Pepe y Dani. We climbed all Aletsch glacier and after we tried this summit.After that return descending the 24 km of the glacier another time.
The peak was in very bad conditions. The guides had opened path since false-summit. We try to open path until summit, but it was very dangerous and decided go down very near of the summit.
Wonderful route climbing the 24 km of Aletsch glacier!! 3 days