How to climb Eiger via Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegigrat)

Does climbing Eiger via Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegigrat) sound like a real alpine climbing adventure? Then watch this climbing video. In this Climbing VLOG episode we focus on climbing the Eiger via the Mittellegi Ridge also known as the Mittellegi grat!

This alpine climbing route in the Bernese Oberland is one of the most popular alpine climbing routes in Switzerland. Climbing the Eiger via the Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegigrat) is a real adventure. Watch this alpine climbing vlog episode to get beta and tips on how the climb the Eiger. The Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegigrat) offers a great alpine climbing experience of combination of glacier travel, rock climbing ledges and steps, fixed ropes and climbing a snow covered crest at the Eiger summit.

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You can approach the Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegigrat) via different tracks. Either take the Jungfraujoch Train from Grindelwald or Kleine Scheideeg to the Eismeer station inside the Eiger and hike the Eismeer glacier, or climb up to the Osteeg Hut, before climbing further up to the Mittellegi Hut on the ridge it self. The Mittellegi Hut will be you base for climbing the Eiger.

The Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegigrat) follows the north-east ridge of the Eiger to the summit from where you can see Grindelwald to the north and the south face of the Eiger and the Eismeer glacier to the south.

You descent via the south-west ridge of the Eiger until the Eigerjoch from where you traverse a second alpine climbing route to reach the Mönchjochhut on the Aletsch glacier.

The Mittellegi Ridge (Mittellegi grat) is graded D on the alpine climbing grade scale.

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Music: Home by Lyvo feat. Jade Giorno

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