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Day 3: Alpine Ski Tour of the Highest Bernese Peaks

Bernese Oberland

Having climbed Finsteraarhorn, enjoy the endless descent down to Valais.

Ski Touring Difficult

Distance
15 km
Ascent
868 m
Descent
2.5 km
Duration
6-7 hrs
Low Point
1.3 km
High Point
3.5 km
Gradient
29˚
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Day 3: Alpine Ski Tour of the Highest Bernese Peaks Map

Program: 'Depending on the conditions, today we will either make our way via the Bächlilücke toward Goms or via the Lötschenlücke to the Lötschen Valley. (Distance: 16 km. Hiking time: 5 hours; Ascent/Descent: 850/2,550 vertical meters)' (https://www.mammutalpineschool.com/en/skihochtour-finsteraarhorn-4274-m-und-gruenegghorn-3787-m/).

Difficulty

Difficult

Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.

High Exposure (E3)

3 out of 4

In case of a fall, death is highly likely.

Remoteness

2 out of 4

Away from help but easily accessed.

Best time to visit

between January and May

Features

  • Alpine
  • Couloir
  • Ski Mountaineering

Equipment required

  • Rope
  • Skins
  • Ice axe
  • Crampons
  • Glacier kit

Similar routes nearby

9.3 km away

Bernese Oberland 4000m Peak Tour: The Aletschhorn

Bernese Oberland 4000m Peak Tour: The Aletschhorn

Day 5: The easiest, though not easy, route to one of the remotest and most coveted 4000m peaks in the Alps. NOTE: THE MITTELALETSCHBIWAK IS NOW A RUIN. It was destroyed by an avalanche in 2019.

Severe Ski Touring

Distance
19 km
Ascent
1.6 km
Descent
2.6 km
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