Glacier crossing in the Oberland Vaudois
Mon, 10 Apr
|Gampel Bratsch
A crossing of the Bernese Alps massif in 5 days, in a very glacial and alpine environment. We cross the Aletsch glacier, the largest glacier in Europe, climb a summit over 4000m and circumvent the impressive Finsteraarhorn.
Date et lieu de départ
10 Apr 2023, 09:00 – 14 Apr 2023, 17:00
Gampel Bratsch, Gampel, 3945 Gampel-Bratsch, Switzerland
Programme détaillé
D1 - Flaferalp (1784m) - Hollandiahütte (3154m)
The first day, trip to Gampel where we leave the car. We then reach the village of Blatten by bus, where our crossing begins. We go up the valley then the glacier to the Lötschenlücke then to the refuge Hollandiahütte.
D2 - Hollandiahütte - Äbni Flue (3961m) - Konkordiahütte (2850m)
From the refuge, we climb via the glacier to Äbni Flue, the first summit at almost 4000m! Nous redescendons ensuite l'immense vallée glaciaire et traversons Konkordiaplatz, point de jonction d'interminables glaciers dont _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_notably the Aletsch glacier, the longest glacier in the Alps. Overnight at Konkordiahütte.
D3 - Konkordiahütte (2850m) - Hinteres-Fiescherhorn (4025m) - Finsteraarhornhütte (3051m)
We start at a good heure going up the Ewigschneefeld to the Fieschersattel, saddle glaciaire under the Fiescherhorn. A lift with skis on the bag, ice ax and crampons is necessary. Once on the glaciaire plateau, we put the skis back in the direction of the summit of our raid at 4025m. Descend via Waliser Fischerfirn to Finsteraarhornhütte.
D4 - Finsteraarhornhütte (3051m) - Oberaarhorn (3631m) - Oberaarjochhütte (3255m)
The refuge is under the imposing Finsteraarhorn, the highest point in the Bernese Alps at 4274m. We go around it from the south and still go up large glaciers, pass by the Oberaarjochhütte refuge and climb the _cc781905-5cde-3194-6badarhorn justOberaardObera5b-18 above. Night at the shelter.
D5 - Oberaarjochhütte (3255m) - Vorderes Galmihorn (3507m) - Bächilicke - Münster
Last day of our crossing, we go downhill from the refuge to reach the Galmigletscher slightly below. We put on the skins to go up to the Vorderes Galmihorn from where we find a superb panorama over the Valais. Farewell Oberland, we descend by the Bächilicke to Münster.
Return train Münster - Gampel
Complete information on thetechnical sheet