Selected ski tours in region
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Diechterhorn (day 3, h.r. Swiss Glacier) 3389 m
Urner Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent12 km
- ascent2100 m
- duration10-12 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Hiking on top of fantastic lookout tower. Glacier skitour. At the end, you will reach the summit from the north, to the top of the climbing terrain. Next continue to the Diechterlimi saddle and from there a fantastic downhill run to Gelmerhütte and then to the Gelmersee dam. If the lake is not frozen, the route along the northern bank can be very challenging, depending on the snow conditions. After crossing the dam, is coming downhill, often very complicated, traversing western slope to the Grimselpass road. After that, a bit on the parking lot under the Räterichsboden dam and at first a steep traverse to Bächlihütte - a hut on the top.
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Sustenhorn (day 1, h.r. Swiss Glacier) 3503 m
Urner Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent4,4 km
- ascent1640 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
A very popular tour of glacial terrain. Start at Hotel Steingletscher (Sustenpass road, parking) or Tierbergli hütte. From the parking a large elevation of 1700 m. Technically not very demanding tour, but conditionally yes. Route parameters are listed at the start of the Hotel Steingletscher and from the peak of Sustenhorn leads downhill to Tierbergli.
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Zwischen Tierbergen, day 2, h.r. Swiss Glacie 2975 m
Urner Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent10 km
- ascent1390 m
- duration7-9 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Tierberglücke & Sacklimi, these are two saddles between huts. If not ideal conditions, it is a very difficult tour. The Tierberglücke saddle waits for a 1300 m steep downhill ride on the western slope of the Zwischen Tierbergen glacier. Locally challenging and avalanche. After crossing the creek from Triftgletscher, a very difficult ascent takes place through a narrow corridor, often turning every 5 meters. There follows a wide crest that rises to Sacklimi saddle. In the ascent finish to Sacklimi is route steep and there is a avalanche risk. The downhill is easy and the final ascent to the Trift Hut also.
Selected Mountain huts in region
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Trifthütte
Urner Alps Switzerland
1 tour in region2520 m.n.mCapacity 42 bedsOpen march-may
Trifthütte mountain hut over the northern edge of the giant glacier. Sanitary facilities after reconstruction in 2014. Origin of many top skitours at Dammastock, Diechterhorn, Eggstock, Wysse Nolen, Steinhüshorn, Tieralplistock. An importan...
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Tierberglihütte
Urner Alps Switzerland
2 tours in region2795 m.n.mCapacity 70 bedsOpen march on weekends, april-may
Tierberglihütte is classical mountain hut, situated high above the Gadmental valley above the Stingletscher glacier. Excellent location for skitours to the peaks of Sustenhorn, Gwächtenhorn, Hint. Tierberg. A haven for ski mountaineers at t...