Day 4: Snowshoeing the Berner Haute Route
Ascend the Oberaar Glacier on day 4 of the tour organised by Mammut Alpine School.
Also in Valais, Switzerland
Snow Shoeing Moderate
- Distance
- 13 km
- Ascent
- 583 m
- Descent
- 1.6 km
- Duration
- 4-5 hrs
- Low Point
- 2.2 km
- High Point
- 3.2 km
- Gradient
- 42˚
Program: The next morning, we will make our way to the Furka and Grimsel area, which is much flatter than the Valais side. The group will ascend by rope over the Oberaar Glacier to the Oberaarsee reservoir and from there to the Grimsel Pass. We will spend the night on the pass in the Grimsel Passhöhe Hotel. (Distance: 14 km. Hiking time: 6 hours. Ascent/Descent: 250/1,100 vertical meters).
Difficulty
Moderate
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.