Easy mountaineering tour for beginners with an overnight stay at Lämmerenhütte SAC
Adventure Date: 3rd - 4th of September 2022
Do you want to take hiking to the next level and start mountaineering? This is your opportunity to join a beginner’s mountaineering tour to an alpine peak with incredible views. The Wildstrubel stands at 3’244 meters above sea level and can be reached by ascending from the Lämmerenhütte via the main glacier. This tour is led by a certified mountain guide who will be responsible for your safety.
The Wildstrubel is a special mountain. Even though it is not part of the majestic 4’000 meters club, it is standing right across the Valley from some of the most beautiful summits in Switzerland. For this reason, among others, we have selected this fantastic summit for our next beginner’s tour. Speaking of which, the interest in our Piz Medel tour has been overwhelming. The five available spots were booked out in a flash! Make sure to secure your spot if you are planning to join this tour
Like our other mountaineering tours, this trip is split into an arrival day and a summit day. On the arrival day, we hike to our base camp. In this case, the Lämmerenhütte. Unlike other tours though, there are two trails we can choose from to get to the hut. The short hike originates in Leukerbad and makes use of a gondola to cover some of the altitude. After the gondola ride, it is only a short hike of about 5 kilometers to get to our overnight cabin. The longer tour starts in Kandersteg and makes use of the Sunnbüehl gondola. The hike from the Kandersteg side is a lot longer, covering about 13 kilometers and about 700 meters of ascend. Without breaks, it may take us around four hours. Plan A is to take the longer route through Kandersteg on Saturday, but in case the weather is unstable, we may choose to travel through Leukerbad instead. You can also choose to take the shorter route by yourself in case you do not want to join the longer hike on Saturday. The hike to the Lämmerenhut is only classified as T3. Exact travel times will be discussed with all participants, but please be aware that the full Saturday I can also recommend travel to Leukerbad on Friday night and use the Saturday morning to do Switzerland’s longest Via Ferrata! Careful though, it is classified as K6, extremely hard! Read more about it here.
Alpine Tour Itinerary
Since the hike to the hut is relatively short, we can plan to start around mid-day from Kandersteg or early afternoon from Leukerbad and still reach the hut with spare time before dinner. The exact meeting time and point will be shared closer to the event and will depend on factors such as weather forecast. As in all SAC huts, dinner and breakfast are included in the overnight price. However, drinks and extra expenses are not included in the tour price. The Lämmerenhütte is located at an altitude of 2’502 meters above sea level. A variety of alpine tours can be started from this fantastic location. Our tour goal will be the summit of Wildstrubel, classified as an easy tour on the Swiss scale. This means that no technical experience is required. Most of the way crosses a glacier field, where the main concern is crevasses. And for this reason, a mountain guide will lead the tour. If you like the tour, you may want to think about more advanced trips in the future! Read here about our trip last year to the Sustenhorn!
After reaching the summit of Wildstrubel, we will be descending past the hut again and then via Gemmipass to Leukerbad. The starting and end point of the tour may not be same location. For this reason, travel by public transport is recommended. Additionally, you may want to get a day pass GA, as train tickets to and from the event are not included – but this will be discussed in the Event Whatsapp group, which will be opened shortly before the event.
"At the end of June, we finally met again for another high alpine tour. Ever since my first 4’000 meter summit last year, I knew I wanted to repeat the feeling. And while the Clariden is not above 4k, the scenery surrounding it is just as beautiful."
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Other Notes and Equipment
Make sure to eat a healthy breakfast before arriving. You will need the strength for the ascend to the mountain hut. This trip does require you to be fit enough to hike up to 800 meters of ascend with your own backpack and equipment, and also descend the full length back down on summit day. We expect to hike approximately 6 to 7 hours on summit day. there will be the possibility to buy additional food In the hut. Crampon ready boots are a requirement. Without them, you will not be able to secure the crampons tight enough for trekking across the glacier. Crampons and harnesses can be rented in the hut for 5 franks each. This tour will be supported by Simone, as I will be on parental leave for the next couple of months.
Technical Equipment
Climbing or mountaineering harness, crampons, crampon ready mountaineering boots
Clothes
Thermal underwear, hiking pants (soft or hard shell), T-shirt, pullover or top layer, down jacket, rain gear (jacket and pants), hat, scarf or buff, a pair of thick and thin gloves
In the backpack
Water and snacks, Sunglasses, Sunscreen lotion, Camera, headlight, extra underpants and socks, extra T-shirt, toothbrush and paste, mountain hut hygiene sleeping bag, trainer pants for mountain hut
Costs
The cost for two days of alpine trekking with a mountain guide comes out to 380 CHF per person. The price includes the mountain guide for one day, one night at the Mountain hut with breakfast and dinner. Vegetarian options are available, but have to be requested ahead of time. Not included in the costs are your travel to and from the event, cable car/gondola rides, as well as any personal expense for snacks or drinks during the day and rental equipment. Mountain guide Tips are optional and at your discretion, I recommend 25 CHF per person.
Cancellation policy
Registration is confirmed once we receive your payment. Cancellation cannot be refunded for this event because the mountain guide is booked. If the event is canceled from our side, a full refund will be issued. In case of bad weather, we will issue a refund. Bad weather is called by the mountain guide. Clouds or light snow fall do not count as bad weather.
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