Jegihorn Via Ferrata
After another multiday adventure Clare and Inthought it time to relax a little and do a half day. We have moved around to Saas Grund where the forecast is good and to get us back a little closer to the UK (sadly we have tonne on a boat Saturday).
Despite the guidebooks saying the Jegihorn via ferrata was a 6 - 8 hour epic we trotted up to the lift around half ten to see what we could see. I think the guidebooks are wrong. For 2 vaguely competent climbers with experience on VF it took less than 5 hours lift to lift. That said; it was a lovely ferrata. Good levels of exposure persisted throughout, but the climbing was rarely taxing (just what our weary bodies needed! We climbed most of the way on the rock and found it most enjoyable ~ a solid VF 3c/b.
At the top things change. The normal route takes the col to the top, but a short variation crosses a 90m wire bridge to some very nice steep climbing. For many the wire bridge with its bit-too-far-apart wooden slats will be the highlight. For me, that was fun but the steep, harder climbing above was the icing on the cake ~ VF 4/5c. Well worth it!
An obligatory beer and strudel were had on the way down before a massive pile of pasta and a good sleep.
Oh and I taught Clare how to open a bottle with a wire gate...
