Day 1: Snowshoeing the Berner Haute Route
Bernese Oberland
Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren
The beginning of the 5 day snowshoeing adventure organised by Mammut Alpine School.
Snow Shoeing Moderate
- Distance
- 7.3 km
- Ascent
- 28 m
- Descent
- 828 m
- Duration
- 1-2 hrs
- Low Point
- 2.7 km
- High Point
- 3.5 km
- Gradient
- 43˚
Program: "Individual arrival at Jungfraujoch. We will trek over the mighty Jungfraufirn down to the Konkordiaplatz, the meeting point of 5 glaciers – the Jungfraufirn, Grosser Aletschfirn, Ewig Schneefeld, Grüneggfirn and Grosser Aletschgletscher. We will then take the famous Konkordia ladders to the Konkordia Hut. (Distance: 8 km. Hiking time: 3 hours; Ascent/Descent: 150/850 vertical meters)." (https://www.mammutalpineschool.com/en/schneeschuhtour-berner-haute-route/).
Difficulty
Moderate
High Exposure (E3)
In case of a fall, death is highly likely.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.