Tour de Soleil: Ascent of the Ofenhorn
Day 2: Ascent of the Ofenhorn, 3236m
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 9.4 km
- Ascent
- 920 m
- Descent
- 1.1 km
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Day 2: Ascent of the Ofenhorn, 3236m
Severe Ski Touring
Day 1: A positioning day up the wild and beautiful Binntal to a lovely hut
Difficult Ski Touring
Well acclimatised now you can relish this ascent of one of the highest peaks in the Alps you can get to on skins.
Difficult Ski Touring
A relatively easy day after the previous two, but every bit as spectacular.
Difficult Ski Touring
This is well known as one of the best high summits in the Alps to do as a ski mountaineering traverse, with significant exposure on the E ridge.
Difficult Ski Touring
Starting with an amazing backdrop of the Matterhorn in the morning light this unforgettable traverse takes you over a high pass into remote mountain wilderness to the N.
Difficult Ski Touring
A warm up day that can be lift assisted, travelling under the awe inspiring N face of the Matterhorn to the traditional Schonbiel Hut, well off the beaten track.
Difficult Ski Touring
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
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
Day 3: The largest summit in the Bernese Oberland and the 15th highest major 4000m peak in the Alps.
Difficult Ski Touring
Day 2: Two summits of 4000m that can easily be combined in a single outing.
Difficult Ski Touring
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
A long journey to a watershed peak between the Saas and Zermatt valleys, with a nearly 3000m descent to finish!
Difficult Ski Touring
A shorter day to yet another fine summit, allowing you lighter packs as you will be returning to the same hut.
Moderate Ski Touring
A long but relatively steady ascent up a big remote glacial peak, with great views of the giant Weisshorn nearby.
Severe Ski Touring
Traversing this fine and isolated mountain from a beautiful and remote, unguarded mountain hut provides an aesthetic and excellent day.
Difficult Ski Touring