Aletsch Glacier Trekking

Across the largest Swiss glacier from the Bernese Oberland to the Valais.

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Trekking on the Aletsch Glacier

The ice masses of the Aletsch Glacier are unique. When you cross the Aletsch Glacier, you experience the ice up close and personal and walk through the mountain world of the Jungfraujoch, spend the night in the high-altitude Konkordiaplatzhütte and climb back into the green nature at the end of the glacier. We will show you and explain the various phenomena on the glacier, how it forms, how it flows and what kind of creatures there are on the ice. Experience the mighty power of the Aletsch Glacier at first hand.

  • Procedure and meeting place

    • Meeting place

      9.41, Jungfraujoch

      9.41 on the Jungfraujoch (8.34 train in Grindelwald Terminal)

    • Day 1

      200m

      800m

      8km

      We cross the upper part of the Aletsch Glacier, the Jungfraufirn, cross the Konkordiaplatz and suddenly find ourselves above 800 metres of ice. From here we climb the steps up to the Konkordiahütte where we spend the night.

    • Day 2

      200m

      800m

      12km

      Journey home from approx. 15.00

      We set off at dawn and climb back onto the glacier without a path. The lower part has quite a few rocks on the glacier. This is now the Great Aletsch Glacier. At Lake Märjelen we leave the glacier and climb up. Here we have coffee and cake before returning to Fiescheralp and from there travelling home by cable car and train. Journey home from approx. 15.00

  • Requirements

    • No previous experience is necessary.
    • Experience in hiking and walking in pathless terrain is an advantage.
    • Condition for hikes with around 800hm ascent and descent at a comfortable pace (~250hm/h).
  • Price and services

    • CHF 790.-
    • Takes place with 5 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
    • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
    • Including overnight stay and half board
    • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
  • Material and equipment

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably directly at Jonas or via the Contact form

Accommodation

Konkordiaplatz hut

Alpine SAC hut in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Aletsch Glacier". Here you can experience a magnificent sunset high above the glacier, far away from civilisation.

Konkordiaplatzhütte above the Aletsch Glacier

Impressions: Aletschtrekking

    On the medial moraine on the Aletsch Glacier
    The crevasses on the Aletsch Glacier
    Descent from the Konkordiaplatz Hut
    Flowing streams and water on the Aletsch Glacier
    The two medial moraines of the Aletsch Glacier
    A glacier mill on the Aletsch Glacier
    A stream on the Aletsch Glacier
    Water falling into a glacier mill on the Aletsch Glacier.
    Trekking on the Aletsch Glacier
    The Aletsch Glacier seen from the Fiescheralp.

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Information on endurance and technique

Here you will find an explanation of the levels of our courses and tours. If you are not sure whether the tour or course is suitable for you, then contact us!

Technics

Technique 1 - For beginners

An easy tour and suitable for beginners. The terrain is moderate.

Technique 2 - Normal tour

A "normal" tour and easily doable with some previous knowledge. Only short sections are a little steeper or more technical. This tour can be taken after a basic course.

Technique 3 - More demanding tour

A more challenging tour that requires some practice. There are some steep and technical passages. If you have a bit of experience and want to embark on an adventure, this is the right place for you!

Technique 4 - Difficult

Demanding tour that requires a good level of experience and skill. There are always longer steep and technical passages. For the experienced and adventurous!

Endurance

Stamina 1 - Cosy

Leisurely tour at a slow pace with 500 - 800 metres of altitude difference per day, ~250 - 300 hm / h.

Stamina 2 - Normal

"Normal" tour at a leisurely pace with 800 - 1000 vertical metres per day, ~300 hm / h.

Endurance 3 - Sporty

Longer tour at a normal pace with around 1200 metres in altitude per day, ~400 hm / h.

Endurance 4 - Very enduring

Long tours at a normal, flowing pace from 1500 metres in altitude per day, 400 m / h.

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