Ludwigshöhe

4,341 m

'Ludwig's height' — named after Ludwig von Welden (1780–1853), the Austrian general and naturalist who made the first ascent in 1822 and who published the first scientific monograph on Monte Rosa.

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Coordinates45.9197° N · 7.8664° E

UIAA rank№ 17 / 82

CountriesSwitzerland · Italy

Normal gradeF · facile

First ascent1822 · Ludwig von Welden and party

Typical seasonJuly to September

Photo of Ludwigshöhe — Photo: Francofranco56 · Public domain

Modest snow dome on the Monte Rosa ridge, commonly combined with Parrotspitze or Corno Nero from the Capanna Gnifetti.

History

Climbed on 25 August 1822 by the Austrian general and naturalist Ludwig von Welden with a party of locals from Alagna — one of the earliest of all Monte Rosa ascents. Welden published a careful scientific monograph on Monte Rosa in 1824 that was the first serious topographic study of the massif, and the summit is named in his honour. It is a modest snow dome that today is climbed almost exclusively as part of the Spaghetti Tour from the Mantova or Gnifetti huts.

Location

Summit · huts that serve as bases for routes on this peak

Major routes

From Capanna Gnifetti via Piodejoch (Normal route)

F · facile

Vertical / summit day700 m gain · 3h

Considered the easiest 4000er accessible from the Monte Rosa Hut and Capanna Gnifetti. From Capanna Gnifetti follow the Lys glacier under Vincent Pyramid and Corno Nero to the Piodejoch (4286 m); a short snow walk leads to the broad summit. Pure F glacier walk apart from the crevasse hazard.

Sections

Capanna Gnifetti (3647 m)→Piodejoch (4286 m)+639 m2h 30m

Piodejoch→Summit (4341 m)+55 m30m

Huts on this route

Rifugio Capanna Gnifetti3,647 m

Featured in tours

Spaghetti Tour4-7 daysPD+

Nearby huts

Neue Monte Rosa HütteSAC · late February to October2,795 m Rifugio Capanna GnifettiCAI · late June to mid-September3,647 m Rifugio Città di MantovaCAI · late June to mid-September3,498 m Rifugio Giovanni GnifettiCAI · mid-March to late September3,647 m

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