- Weissmies
Infobox Mountain
Name = Weissmies
Photo = Weissmies01.jpg
Caption = The Weissmies as seen fromLagginhorn
Elevation = 4,023 metres (13,198 feet), in other sources (swissgeo.ch) also with 4,017 metres
Location = SUI
Range =Pennine Alps
Prominence = convert|1191|m|ft|0|abbr=on
latd= 46|latm=7 |lats=40 |latNS=N
longd=8 |longm=0 |longs=43 |longEW=E
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Coordinates = coord|display=inline,title|46|7|40|N|8|0|43|E|type:mountain_region:CH-VS
First ascent = Jakob Christian Häusser and Peter Josef Zurbriggen in1855
Easiest route = Basic snow climbThe Weissmies (4,023 m) is a
mountain in the Pennine Alps inSwitzerland near the village ofSaas-Fee .It was first climbed by Jakob Christian Häusser and Peter Josef Zurbriggen in
1855 via the Triftgrat. The ascent was mired in some controversy as the local guides did not believe that the peak could be ascended without their help; when they themselves ascended to the summit by following Häusser and Zurbriggen's footprints, they found that the highest point had indeed been reached.The approach to the Trift Glacier/south-west ridge (Triftgrat) route can now be made via lift to Hohsaas, which is located virtually at the edge of the
glacier . The ascent from Hohsaas takes about 4 hours and involves slopes to 40 degrees andcrevasses .References
*Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, "The High Mountains of the Alps", London: Diadem, 1994
External links
* [http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/europe/weissmies The Weissmies on Distantpeak.com]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150231/weissmies.html The Weissmies on SummitPost]
* [http://horalka.igoto.eu/walliske-alpy/e-pruvodce/?from-almageller-hut-to-weissmies description of route to Weissmies from the Almageller Hut]
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