Climb the Mönch 4107mts 14.08.2009 Ch

the south face :

the three different routes

Situated in Oberland of Bern the Mönch , 4107 m is framed by Jungfrau south and by
Eiger to north.
Two routes Ascension classics: edge southeast PD+ and southwest AD.Acess from Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen by train Jungfraujoch(3454m) and hut Monchsjoch (3650m).
First ascension edge S-E by Christian Almer ,Melchior Anderegg and R.Macdonald

red the line of the SouthEast Ridge ,
normal route
of the Mönch

the start of the SE ridge looking up

the first step rock climb

sea rock... section

video panorama of the route here:

the climber must go up!on the shoulder of the JungFrau can be seen
the Mont Blanc!!France: highest mountain

on the left top two climbers decided take a break...
i really understand why...

the Matterhorn can be seen among the clouds,
just before getting to the summit ridge

walking with the crampons(very gentil...to not fall down)
on the summit ridge looking to Wetterhorn 3692mts
and Schreckhorn 4078mts

summit of the Mönch in the end....
white on blue

from the summit of the Monch!
great views over to Jung Frau,

down at left side the jungfraujoch

me with
the Fiescherhornpeaks and the Finsteaarhorn
in the background

on the summit with the Eiger behind
center of the picture

towards
the cornice formation
on the summit ridge

time to descend,down,down,descend on mixed terrain
,rock,snow and ice....

to leave behind the sea of rock on the first part,
section of the climb

looking to the monchsjoch hutte/refuge
before finish the climb

a visit to Monchsjoch hutte /refuge 3657mts
after the ascension of the Monch
just 50cl drank

finnaly leaving the Aletsch glacier into the jungfraujoch