4.6 km away
Bernese Oberland Tour: Konkordia Hut to Finsteraarhorn Hut
Day 2: Over a pass, descending the far side before reascent to the Wysnollen, 3590m
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 11 km
- Ascent
- 1.4 km
- Descent
- 1.1 km
Day 5: The easiest, though not easy, route to one of the remotest and most coveted 4000m peaks in the Alps.
Ski Touring Severe
The isolated nature is evidenced by the fact that this route is from an unguarded bivouac hut, adding to the effort and logistical challenge. Steep S facing slopes are unavoidable in descent so an early start is essential. It is a complicated route with many different sections of skis on and off, so slick transitions are crucial to keep to time.
Skin up easily above the hut in the dark, then traverse L to the base of then up to, usually on foot, the Aletschjoch at 3614m. Dramatic views unfold to the N of the huge glaciers and the Jungfrau and her neighbours. Continue for another half an hour or so along the gently rising ridge to your L, before a snowy flattening where you can put skis on again. There are 2 option, either direct over the foresummit, or more easily outflanking it to the L which may involve a short section of bootpacking close to the top some huge seracs, which lie just below. Skin on again for the final section to the mixed ridge starting to the R of the summit in ascent. This is reasonably straightforward, leading to the summit cross. Descent is often the reverse of ascent but in ideal conditions you can miss out the ridge after the col by dropping down very steeply just before it, to the skiers L of some steep ice and seracs. Either reverse your route to the hut or, if you have everything with you, descend skiers R on open slopes to go down directly to the valley floor below the hut. The descent can only be safely done in the morning, so a second night in the hut may be needed. If descending out that day there are a couple of possible exits. Described here is the route to Bettmeralp. Continue down as for the day before to the Aletsch Glacier, then continue to descend to about 1900m, crossing the glacier in the process (tracks often in). This accesses the tiring 400m skin up through saplings to the col at 2290m, then easy slopes on pistes down to Bettmeralp.
Severe
Steep skiing at 38-45 degrees. This requires very good technique and the risk of falling has serious consequences.
4.6 km away
Day 2: Over a pass, descending the far side before reascent to the Wysnollen, 3590m
Moderate Ski Touring
4.6 km away
Day 5: Traverse of Kranzberg, 3666m, followed by ascent to the Hollandia Hut, 3235m
Severe Ski Touring
5 km away
Day 6: Ebnefluh, 3962m followed by a 2000m descent down the Loetschental
Difficult Ski Touring
9.4 km away
Day 3: The largest summit in the Bernese Oberland and the 15th highest major 4000m peak in the Alps.
Difficult Ski Touring
9.4 km away
Day 4: This is a long distance journey to relocate to beneath the Aletschhorn. NOTE THE OLD BIVI HUT HERE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY AVALANCHE JAN '19 SO THERE IS NO HUT ANY MORE
Moderate Ski Touring
9.4 km away
Day 3: A high summit, returning to the same hut. The Gross Wannenhorn, 3906m.
Difficult Ski Touring
9.4 km away
Day 4: Over the Grunhornlucke, a short descent then ascent of Trugberg, 3880m
Difficult Ski Touring
9.4 km away
Day 2: Two summits of 4000m that can easily be combined in a single outing.
Difficult Ski Touring
9.6 km away
Day 1: The amazing Jungfraujoch railway accessing the biggest glaciated area in Europe and our first ski peak on the way to the hut.
Difficult Ski Touring
9.7 km away
Day 1: A positioning day from the top of the Jungfraujoch train, easily down the glacier then a 500m skin over a pass at 3820m.
Moderate Ski Touring
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