Overview

• The Aletschhorn is the second highest peak in the Bernese Alps.
• First climbed in 1859 by Francis Tuckett, J.J. Bennen, P. Bohren, Victor Tairraz
• The Aletsch-Glacier next to it is the longest in Europe, the "Konkordia Platz" in front 
  of it is the largest Glacier-Get-together in the Alps.
• The views to all the famous neighbors like Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau are fantastic as well 
  as to the other side to the Wallis and even to France with the Mt. Blanc.
• It sports many routes, of different grades, it can done with alpine Skis, by foot, climbing 
  the ice on the North Face or on Rocky ridges.
• Many huts are located nearby to accommodate you before your summit attempt.
  
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  Getting There

  Zuerich & Basel have international Airports.
  Via Bern and Interlaken you can easily reach the Berner Oberland via
  train all the way to Grindelwald. From there on you can use the Jungraubahn train that
  takes you to the Jungraujoch through the middle of the famous Eiger.
  From the Jungfraujoch it is just downhill to the base of the mountain.
  
  An approach from the other side, walking up the Aletsch-Glacier is also possible,
  but will take longer.
  

  Red Tape

  There are no permits needed anywhere in Europe.
  

  When To Climb

  The North Face is ideal from June to September.
  The ski routes are usually done in spring.
  

  Accommodation

  Huts  
  99% of the mountaineers in this area spend the night in one of the many 
  huts that are very conveniently located. For example:
  • Konkordiahütte
  • Hollandiahütte
  • Oberaletschhütte  more
  • Mittelaletschiwak
  • Moenchsjochhütte (further away only if others are full)
  Camping 
  is usually not the way to go here. You can certainly do it, and nobody will 
  get into trouble, if you pitch your tent anywhere on the glacier at dusk and 
  pack it away by dawn, even in the more crowded areas. In the more remote 
  areas, you could probably also leave it for one day.
  

  Mountain Conditions

  • Grindelwald:Accommodation, Weather and Snow reports, Webcam, U-Name-It ...
  • Bergsteigerzentrum Grindelwald: Montaineers Info: Phone Numbers, Website, etc.
  • Basislager.ch: Log of previous attempts,including description of ice conditions (German !)
  
  

  Aletsch-Glacier

  Here are some photos from the longest glacier in the Alps.
  

  External Links

  • Peakware Counterpart to this site
    More infos, more Summit logs
    
  • slide show (scroll down for english captions) of my ascent in May 2003
    
    
  • Aletschhorn at www.4000er.de
    Images, routes, coordinates and more information about the highest peaks of the Alps
    

  Images

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