Mönch

The monk seen from the north

The monk is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, with an altitude of 4'107 m above sea level. M. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau it forms a distinctive, visible from afar triple.

His first ascent was held by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann, Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges on August 15, 1857.

Height determination

In 1935, the height of the monk with 4'099 m was determined. This number is often still be found in the literature. 1993, however, the result obtained by Luftfotogrammetrie an altitude of 4'107 m. Then the value was corrected on the map of Switzerland. With a measurement by GPS, it is found in 1997 a height of 4'109, 4 m; and with a renewed air photogrammetric measurement from 1999 even resulted in a height of 4'110 m. These new measurements were not taken into account on the official maps. For these different values ​​not only measurement errors are responsible, but also the fact that the monk has a crest of firn, which has grown in recent years.

Name

At the foot of the monk are alpine meadows, on which earlier geldings, so-called " Münche " were summered. So you have the lying about the Munich Alps mountain mountain called Munich and finally only Münch or monk.

Routes

• Difficulty: ZS- II ( French scale: AD, with II UIAA level rock climbing)
• Time: 2 ½ -3 ½ hours from the Mönchsjochhütte, 3-4 hrs from the Jungfraujoch
• Starting point: Mönchsjochhütte ( 3'657 m)
• Valley town of Grindelwald ( 1'034 m)

• Difficulty: ZS, III ( French scale. , III- AD with UIAA level rock climbing)
• Time required: 3-4 hours
• Starting point: Jungfraujoch ( 3454 m)
• Valley town of Grindelwald ( 1'034 m)

• Difficulty: ZS, III ( French scale. AD, with III UIAA level rock climbing)
• Time required: 4-5 hours
• Starting point: Mönchsjochhütte ( 3'657 m)
• Valley town of Grindelwald ( 1'034 m)

• Difficulty: ZS ( French scale: AD )
• Time required: 4-5 hours
• Starting point: Mönchsjochhütte ( 3'657 m)
• Valley town of Grindelwald ( 1'034 m)

• Difficulty: S ( Fr. scale: D)
• Time required: 6-10 hours
• Starting point: Guggihütte ( 2'791 m)
• Valley town of Kleine Scheidegg ( 2061 m)