Lyskamm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Lyskamm (Liskamm) | |
|---|---|
 The northern precipices of Lyskamm |
|
| Elevation | 4,527 metres (14,852 feet) |
| Location |  Italy /  Switzerland |
| Range | Pennine Alps |
| Prominence | 376 m |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | J. F. Hardy and party, 1861 |
| Easiest route | basic glacier/snow climb/scrambling along exposed ridge |
Lyskamm (or Liskamm) (4,527 m) is a mountain in the Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilometre-long ridge with two distinct peaks. The southern (Italian) face is somewhat rugged, and rises only a few hundred metres above the glacier below (Ghiacciaio del Lis), while the northern (Swiss) side is an impressive 1100-metre ice-covered wall, rising up from the Gorner Glacier.
The mountain is often climbed as a traverse from the Felikjoch (West), to the Listjoch (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, sometimes double, cornices, mainly on the southern side of the ridge.
The eastern and highest of the two peaks is 4,527m high, and was first ascended in 1861 by a 14-man team (eight Englishmen and six Swiss guides) led by J. F. Hardy, up the east ridge. The ridge as a whole was first traversed three years later by Leslie Stephen, Edward Buxton, Jakob Anderegg and Franz Biener.
