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Your first Alpine tour in the high Swiss Alps!

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. Read the full Tour description here.

Alpine Tour Itinerary

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 ascending. 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 reserve the full day on Saturday. I can also recommend traveling to Leukerbad on Friday night and using the Saturday morning to do Switzerland’s longest Via Ferrata! Careful though, it is classified as K6, extremely hard! Read more about it here. 

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. 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! 

Costs

The cost for the mountaineering tour with a mountain guide comes out to 380 CHF per person. The price includes the mountain guide for the summit day, one night at the Lämmerenhütte with breakfast and dinner. Not included in the costs are your travel to and from the event, as well as any personal expenses for snacks or drinks during the day. Mountain guide Tips are optional and at your discretion.

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. 

Required Equipment

For this tour, you will need suitable clothing and at least partially crampon-ready mountaineering boots. Other technical equipment can be rented or will be provided. A full list of technical equipment is given on the event page linked here Please note that you can only participate in the events if you have the appropriate equipment. If you are unsure, please reach out to me.

Fitness

This trip does require you to be fit enough to hike up to 900 meters of ascending with your own backpack and equipment and also descend the full length back down on summit day. We expect to hike approximately 7 to 8 hours on summit day.

After Registration

Your spot will be reserved as soon as we receive your payment. At this point, we will also share a list of materials required for the event, both technical and non-technical. The arrival will be coordinated about a week prior to the event. For this tour, we recommend travel by public transport. Please ensure that you can make it to the meeting point on time on Saturday. The day-to-day plan is subject to change depending on the conditions and instructions of our Mountain Guide. We will communicate any changes as soon as they become apparent

Looking forward to your participation!