Bernese Oberland Haute Route - West
- Challenging walk through the heart of the Western Bernese Oberland
- Ascents of the Wildhorn and Wildstrubel
- Views of the Eiger, Matterhorn and Mont Blanc
- Comfortable mountain hut accommodation
- Can be combined with the Bernese Oberland - East
This trek through the heart of the Western Bernese Oberland offers challenging walking, spectacular scenery, small and comfortable mountain refuges and plenty of summits in the region of 3000m. It is a wild area, penetrated only on foot in summer or skis in winter. It is less frequented than its southern regional neighbour - the Valais Alps - where the Classic Chamonix to Zermatt Haute route passes. There are many easy trekking summits en route such as Les Diablerets, Wildstrubel and the Arpelistock but the highest is the Wildhorn at 3248m giving stunning views all around. Classic views of the mountains of the Bernese Oberland including the Finisteraarhorn and Eiger, and of the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the European Alps. To the south we can see the Matterhorn, Weisshorn and Dent Blanche, to name just a few of the 4000m alpine giants. Away to the west we can also see Mont Blanc. This superb new glacier trek from KE offers an excellent introduction to Alpine summits and short sections of glacial travel. This trek can also be combined with our Bernese Oberland Haute Route - East, to create a two-week 'integrale' Haute Route across the Bernese Oberland.
Is this holiday for you?
This is real mountain travel,following good trails to the snowline and also involving sections of scrambling, snowslope climbing and glacier travel, where ropes, crampons and an ice-axe will be used. We average 6 to 8 hours walking each day, with some longer days and tough climbs.
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