Region
Most climbed route
Highlights
- The western peak on a 5-km ridge with two distinct peaks.
- Lies in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
- Nicknamed the Menschenfresser ("people eater") due to its reputation for seriousness because of the many cornices lying on the ridge and the frequent avalanches.
- Often climbed as a traverse from the Feliksjoch (West), to the Lisjoch (East) or vice versa. The traverse consists mostly of a narrow, snow-covered ridge, with some scrambling over rocks. In good conditions, this route is fairly easy and objectively safe, however in bad snow conditions and/or bad visibility, the ridge can be challenging because of large cornices mainly on the southern side of the ridge.
Routes
1 summit • 10.1 km • 902 m gain • 9 hr 29 min