High-alpine snowshoe crossing of the western Bernese Oberland

Snowshoe tour Wildhorn - Wildstrubel (level 4)

The Wildhorn 3248 m and the Wildstrubel 3242 m are the highest peaks in the western Bernese Alps. We climb both peaks together in a small group and cross an impressive and remote high alpine region from hut to hut from the canton of Bern to the canton of Valais in these four days.

Duration

4 Days

Data

27.03.2025 - 30.03.2025

Please note: These course dates are held in German. A basic understanding of the German language is therefore necessary. If you are interested to book this tour with an English speaking Guide, please contact us for a Private Guided Tour. Please find more information about this here.

Number of participants

3-6 guests per mountain guide

Requirement

Level 4

Level 3 course/tour or similar
Regularly travelling on private tours
Experience in alpine touring
SNOW SHOES: Safe ascent and descent in steep terrain

Condition

Level 4

Walking time of about 5 - 7h
Up to 1500 hm
350 hm / hour
Very good physical condition for all-day snowshoe hiking

Meeting point

9.30 am Lenk railway station (continue by taxi to Iffigenalp)

End of the tour

Approx. 3.30 pm in Leukerbad

Program

Day 1

Individual journey to Lenk, welcome by the mountain guide and handover of the hire equipment. Then take a taxi together to Iffigenalp. Today's tour takes you via Iffigensee to the Wildhornhütte at 2303 metres. On the way there is time for an introduction to avalanche awareness and how to use emergency equipment. (Distance: 6 km, walking time approx. 4 h, ascent/descent: 800 m / 0 m)

Day 2

From the hut you climb over the Chilchli glacier, past the Schnidejoch, up to the Glacier de Téné and onto the Wildhorn at 3248 metres. Here you will be rewarded with a tremendous view. Descent to the Wildhorn hut. (Distance: 9 km, walking time 5 h, ascent/descent: 1000 m)

Day 3

Ascent to the Schnidejoch and on to the Schnidehore 2937 m. Incidentally, the Schnidejoch was an important link between the Bernese Oberland and Valais from the Neolithic period onwards. Around 900 artefacts bear witness to this. Descent to the Alpage du Rawyl and across the lonely plateau to the Wildstrubelhütte. (Walking time: 5h, distance: 9 km, ascent/descent: 1165 m / 670 m)

Day 4

You start from the Wildstrubelhütte in the morning and cross the flat Glacier de la Plaine Morte to the foot of the Wildstrubel. From here you climb to the summit via the south ridge. After a long rest, you descend via the Lämmerenhütte to the Gemmi Pass. The cable car takes you to Leukerbad. (Distance: 13.5 km, walking time: 6 h, ascent/descent: 730 m / 1230 m)

Price

From CHF 1285.00 per person

Accommodation

Wildhornhütte

Wildstrubelhütte

Services included