Laggin Bivouac

Laggin Bivouac
The Laggin Bivouac looking west with the Lagginhorn and Weissmies in the background.
Laggin Bivouac
Coordinates	46°09′52″N8°02′43″E / 46.164472°N 8.045291°E / 46.164472; 8.045291
Country	Switzerland
State/territory	Valais
Elevation	2,428 m (7,966 ft)
Construction
Built in	1958/59
Construction material	Aluminium, Larch Wood
Design	Bivouac Box
Administration
Owner	SAC Monte Rosa
Website	www.section-monte-rosa.ch/de/unsere-hutten/lagginbiwak
Facilities
Total bedspaces (incl. winter room)	10 emergency bunks
Opening times	Self-catering bivouac
Footnotes
Hut reference	SAC (2147000144)

The Laggin Bivouac (German : Lagginbiwak) is an unmanned bivouac box of the Monte Rosa section of the Swiss Alpine Club and is located on the east side of Fletschhorn and Lagginhorn. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The first Laggin bivouac was built in 1958/1959 at 2,752 m and destroyed by a landslide on March 31, 1981. The current bivouac was opened on September 14, 1983.

Access

• From Gabi 1320 elevation gain, 4.0 hrs. ^[3]

Nearby huts

• Weissmies Hut
• Almageller Hut
• Hohsaas Hut

Mountains

• Fletschhorn 3985 m
• Lagginhorn 4010 m
• Tällihorn 3448 m ^[4]

Maps

• Landeskarte Schweiz LK50 274 VISP (1:50.000) ^[5]
• Landeskarte Schweiz LK25 309 Simplon (1:25.000) ^[5]

References

1. "Lagginbiwak - Section Monte Rosa".
2. "SAC-Tourenportal". Schweizer Alpen-Club SAC (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
3. "Von Gabi über Alte Stafel | Berg- und Alpinwandern". Schweizer Alpen-Club SAC (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
4. "lagginbiwak - Section Monte Rosa" . Retrieved 2019-06-15.
5. "swisstopo Online Shop" . Retrieved 2019-06-15.

External links

• Laggin Bivouac at the Swiss Alpine Club
• SAC Monte Rosa Section page on the Laggin Bivouac