Approaching the Lagginhorn (4010m) on the Hohsaas cable car. We climbed the obvious left-hand ridge line.
Looking towards the chossy approach from our bivy spot.
The view towards the Bernese Alps from the summit, which we reached at first light.
Me suffering from the altitude, having not fully acclimatised prior to our ascent.
Pat very happy to be back down again.
The death trap face we had to traverse underneath to reach the Brittania Hut.
Panoramic shot from our bivy. The peaks, from left to right, are the Strahlhorn (4190m), the Rimpfischhorn (4198m), and the Allalinhorn (4027m). I returned a couple of weeks later with Jordan and finally succeeded on the Rimpfischhorn after several failed attempts back in 2010.
Pat on the summit of the Allalinhorn with the Zermatt peaks on the horizon.
Looking back at the Allalinhorn from the cable car station. We climbed the left-hand snow ridge through the obvious rock band to reach the top.
The awesome north ridge of the Weissmies (4017m), viewed from the Lagginhorn.
Me climbing a typical pinnacle on the ridge with the summit still a long way away.
Best route I've ever done!
Panoramic of the rock section of the north ridge, with the Lagginhorn in the background.
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