09:45, Jungfraujoch
Aletsch Glacier Trekking
Across the largest Swiss glacier from the Bernese Oberland to the Valais.
Technics
Endurance
Aletsch Glacier, Bern – Valais
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
We meet on the Jungfraujoch, right by the first coffee bar after arriving from the train. After being greeted by the mountain guide, we start our tour together.
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.
We set off at dawn and make our way back up the glacier without a defined path. In the lower section, there are quite a few rocks on the glacier. This is now the Great Aletsch Glacier. At Lake Märjelen, we leave the glacier and head uphill. Here we enjoy some coffee and cake before heading back to Fiescheralp.
From Fiescheralp, we take the cable car down into the valley to Fiesch. From there, we board the train at around 3.00 pm to begin our journey home – with happy memories and awe-inspiring views of the glacier still fresh in our minds.
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 490.-
- Small group with 4 - 6 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
- For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
- General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.
Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably 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.
Impressions: Aletschtrekking
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