Glacier Hiking
Swiss
Glacier Monitoring Service
Changes in the Swiss Glaciers are recorded each year -see data
GLacier
Trek Special
- Glaciology
1 DAY Tour
exciting trek on ice with our UIAGM qualified mountain guide..(whilst you still can)
- Moderate hike
- Daily
May - November
- Start times: 08:30-4pm
- Trekking boots, backpacks, windproof Jackets and technical equipment provided
- UIAGM qualified mountain Guide
- Transport from our base in Interlaken to the Glacier
- Basis SWISS ALPINE GUIDES or Interlaken railway station east.
What
to bring?
Picknic
Lunch, water, warm clothing, suncream,
sun
glasses and a camera
Heli-glacier trek Petersgrat (Day Trip)
Enjoy the most breathtaking, panoramic
helicopter flight over the Eigers northface,
the 4,000 meter gigantic masses of
the Monch & Jungfrau, to land at Petersgrat(3200m).
We then trek back down the
spectacular Lauterbrunnen valley. Our Lunch break will be at the Mutthorn hut.
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Sunday, 1. July 2012
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Sunday, 15. July 2012
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Sunday, 29. July 2012
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Wednesday, 1. August 2012
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Sunday, 12 August 2012
- Must be an intermediate hiker.
- Trekking boots, backpacks, windproof Jackets and technical equipment provided
- Professional local mountain Guide
- Helicopter flight
- Price: Sfr. 390.- per Person
What to bring?
- Picnic lunch & drink, suncream, sunglasses,
change of t-shirt, warm jacket, camera
Aletscherglacier- Europe's Longest Glacier (2 days & 1 night )
Take the train to the "Top of
Europe" Jungfraujoch. After visiting all the amazing
attractions set off on a magical hike over Europes longest Glacier, the Aletschgletscher.
Group option, choose your own dates and we organise the rest!
- Season June - end of September 2012
- Sa/So 7/8 Juli
- Sa/So 21/22 Juli
- Sa/So 4/5 August
- For groups anytime possible as per an agreed arrangement.
- Every Thursday& Friday and Saturday &
Sunday
- Strong walkers - must be able to walk at least two hours non-stop
- Trekking boots, backpacks, technical equipment provided
- Professional local UIAGM mountain Guide
- Overnight in a hut with
half-board
- Price per person
CHF 330.-
- Not Included
Round trip travel ticket - Programme
Day 1
Travel by train to the Jungfraujoch and visit all the points of interest.
13.15 Jungfraujoch - Meet your guide just outside of the tunnel leading out to the Jungfrau nèvè.
Introduction, safety talk, trek over the longest glacier in Europe with our mountain guide/aspirant.
Four hour trek with a picnic break on the way
17.00 Arrival at Konkordiahütten (2850m)
18.30 Dinner & overnight stay.
- Day 2
5.30 Wake up call and breakfast - Trek over a mountain trail
south back to the Aletschglacier.
Walk for approx. four hours to Märjelenalp our picknick stop.
Continue over beautiful meadows at the foot of the
Eggishorns to Kühboden (2214m)
13.00 Lunch break
14.20 Depart Kühboden
17.27 Arrival at Interlaken Ost
What to bring? - Picnic Lunch & water for 2 days, suncream,
sunglasses, change of t-shirt, spare pair of socks,
warm windproof jacket and pants, - beanie, fleece, gloves, mountain or trekking boots. torch, camera and lots of film.
- A liteweight inner
sleeping bag is a good idea. Duvets are supplied in the swiss mountain
huts
Monte Rosa hut (2 day trip)
A spectacular glacier hike escorted by the mancho Matterhorn and the Walliser aLpine chain of 4,000 meter peaks.
Group option, choose your own dates and we organise the rest!
- No mountaineering experience necessary
- Walk time between 4-6 hours daill
- Trekking boots, backpacks, technical equipment provided
- Professional UIAGM english speaking mountain Guide
- Price per person
CHF 330.- min 5 participants
- Not Included
- Round Trip travel ticket
- Overnight stay the hut
Trek Over 7 Glaciers from Jungfraujoch to Grimsel (4 day trip) 2012
Group option, choose your own dates and we organise the rest!
- No mountaineering experience necessary
- Walk time between 4-6 hours daily
- Trekking boots, backpacks, technical equipment provided
- Professional UIAGM english speaking mountain Guide
- Overnight in a hut with half-board
Wednesday 1st - Saturday 4. August- Full Moon Tour
- Price CHF 880.- per Person min 5 Participants
- Price CHF 960.- per
Person min 4 Participants