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HUTS
H14 Burg hut c 1900m on the ridge on the E side of Glingulwasser
P N of Fieschertalvillage 653.52/144.63 property of Fiesch guides.
Make bookings via Volken Sport in Fiesch (tel 028 71 13 18).
Approach from Fieschertal by driving through the village and
continue for about
2km. Park at a fork in the road. Follow signs in
either direction to
the Fiescher glacier. The hut is on the ridge
where a path joins
the ridge from W, at the top of a gully due W of
the Fiescher glacier snout. 1.5 hr
Kithboden hotels
2212m sited at the top of the first stage of the
lift to the Eggishorn from Fiesch. A Youth
hostel with 96 beds
tel:
028 -71 17 46 and
the Jungfrau Hotel with 130 dormitory beds
tel:
028-71 19 88
H15 Gletscherstubba hut c 2375m just W of the reservoir at Marjela
P 651.00/143.45
property of Fiesch guides. Make bookings via
Volken Sport in Fiesch (tel028 71 13 18). Approach from Fiesch
either by driving to
Fieschertalvillage and following signs to
Marjela (road for
2km), 4-5hr, or use the lih to Kilhboden
and
follow a good path
from there to Miiriela. 1 .5 hr
H16 Schreckhorn hut
2530m 650.60/159.15 tel036 55 10 25 SAC,
RE 90 beds, July- Sept. Approach from Grindelwald by lift to
Pfingstegg then
take the path via Stieregg above the E side ofthe
Und Grindelwald
glacier and the Und Ischmeer before climbing the
rocks of Rots Grufer (ladders and cables). The going eases but there
is some danger of
avalanche in the gullies which must be crossed.
4.5hr
Grosse Scheidegg
hotel 1962m sited at the col of the same
name tel. 036 53 12
09. Dormitory accomodation
available. Note
that the road to the
pass is private and closed to cars other than
those of the local
inhabitants. There is a bus service.
H17 Gleckstein
hut 2317m 650.40/163.97 tel. 036 53 11 40 SAC,
PE 100 beds, June-
Sept. Approach from Grindelwald by car or post-
bus to the Wetterhorn Hotel. Walk from here or take the post-bus
towards Grosse Scheidegg as far as Loichbiel.
Either way reach
Pt 1590m then take the rising track SW, which
climbs above the
Oberer Grindelwald glacier to the hut.
There is a waterfall to
negotiate on the
way. 3.5 hr or 2.5 hr
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H18 Konkordiahut
2850m 647.18/150.09 tel. 036551394 SAC,
F 129
beds (some in the old hut), April- Sept.
Approach from Fiesch by lih to Kuhboden then path to
Marjela. Pass on the N side of the Marjelesee
to Platta and follow
traces of rough
track down to the Aletsch glacier. Climb the glacier
close to its central
moraine and then before it makes a final rise to
the Konkordiaplatz, move over to the E side and follow the
lateral
moraine to the rocks
upon which the hut stands. Follow these round
to where a metal
staircase leads up to the hut from the N side of the
rocks. The last part
of the glacier is quite crevassed. Shr
From the Jungfraujoch
follow Route H13 to the Grfineggfirn
and cross this to
the metal staircase. 2hr
From the Hollandia
hut by reversing Route 205 (1 .5 hr) and
from the
H19 Mittellegihut
3355m 644.76/159.30propertyofGrindelwald
AD- Guides, 14 beds, no
resident guardian, often crowded. There is a
second hut reserved exclusively for guides but there is space for a
few people in the wood shed if overcrowding
is desperate in the old
hut. Obtain the key from the Guides bureau in
Grindelwald or from
the Monchjoch hut.
From the Eismeer
station on the Jungfraujoch railway go out
onto the glacier via a tunnel. Turn L and
climb N through a short
serac zone onto the
Challifirn. Follow the snow slopes round to the
rocks at the second, narrow tongue of snow
cutting into the rocks
below the big tower on the Mittellegi ridge. Climb the rocks on the
E side of the tongue of snow (III-) then move
up over easier, ledged
rocks diagonally Rwards to the hut on the ridge. There is danger of
stonefall all the
way. 2-2.5 hr
An approach can be made from the N side of
the ridge. This is
D. It is also possible to approach from Grindelwald on foot. See
approach to the Bergli
hut.
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