Panorama Klettersteig Jegihorn

Duration

1 h 30 min

Distance

3 km

Ascent

480 m

Descent

40 m

Elevation

-

From the Kreuzboden cable car station, hike up to the scenically placed Weissmieshütte, then follow the near-level trail north through the valley between the Fletschhorn glacier's moraine and the Jegihorn. At point 2739 m the path turns north and climbs to the via ferrata's start; an alternative approach follows the true left bank of the Triftbach to the same junction.

Duration

3 h

Distance

665 m

Ascent

400 m

Descent

-

Elevation

3,206 m

Cabled terrain leads around a rock bluff and across broken ground to a distinct groove, which steepens toward the main face. Climb this face almost vertically using cables, rungs and ladders to a shoulder, then cross another ladder to the subsidiary summit at 3150 m. Bear left along a ledge and descend briefly to the start of the exposed three-cable bridge, crossing it to a steep section aided by bolted footholds that rejoins the bypass path. This bypass traverses exposed ground past the western subsidiary summit down to a saddle at 3093 m beneath the Jegihorn, then follows just left of the ridge to the final summit tower. Climb the increasingly steep, iron-bolted rock of the tower, including one section right on the ridge edge, before easier rock leads to the broad main summit at 3206 m.

Duration

1 h 45 min

Distance

811 m

Ascent

530 m

Descent

530 m

Elevation

-

From the summit, follow the standard route down to the path junction at point 2738 m, then either turn right to follow the Triftbach stream down to Kreuzboden, or traverse across to reach the Weissmieshütte.