After having a rest day following our ascent of the North Ridge of the Weissmies, we decided to make the most of a single day of good weather by heading to the Jegihorn to do some multi pitch sport climbing. We climbed a route called ‘Panorama’, which was a 10 pitch f5a. After a quick walk up to the crag we were pleased to find out that no one else was aiming for our route, everyone else was either heading for the classic Alpendurst or the via ferrata.

From the route we had a great view of the Weissmies, including the long north ridge, and the Lagginhorn. Multipitch sport climbing with two people is very efficient and we made great time up the route, finishing the 10 pitches in under 2.5 hours. The main delay at belays was having to get our breath back as climbing at altitude is hard work!

The climbing was initially fairly easy and broken with lots of easier ground, but the climbing just improved with height as the rock got steeper. There were some surprisingly tricky moves at points, which were made all the more exciting by the rather sportingly spaced bolts.

After a quick bite to eat on the summit, we headed down to the cable car and enjoyed a beer in the afternoon sun. The past few times I have been on the summit of the Jegihorn I have always been worried that we might not make the last lift down, so it was nice for a change to be able to enjoy the summit, rather than having to rush off.

View of the Weissmies

View of the Weissmies

View of the Nadelhorn

View of the Nadelhorn

Rich on one of the early pitches

Rich on one of the early pitches

Me leading the start of the steeper section

Me leading the start of the steeper section

Rich at the start of the steeper section

Rich at the start of the steeper section

Rich leading one of the steeper sections

Rich leading one of the steeper sections

Getting involved with the crux

Getting involved with the crux

It's a long way down!

It’s a long way down!

Rich on one of the final pitches

Rich on one of the final pitches

Me near the top of the final pitch

Me near the top of the final pitch