Switzerland - Schreckhorn Hut - 9.10.2009
Start in Grindelwald and ride the pfingstegg gondola to the top (1391m)... hike along the gorge... with Eiger and Fiescherhorn on the right... and Schreckhorn on the left... pass the Baregg restaurant (1652m) and on up to the Schreckhorn Hut (2529m)... ~8 miles roundtrip, gaining 4127 feet of elevation.
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Looking across the valley to Schwarzhorn and Gemsberg.
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Denali Girl on the trail to the Baregg restaurant... the east end of Eiger is behind... with snow on the Eiger summit.
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Denali Girl on the Baregg restaurant deck... Ochs (Kleines Fiescherhorn) is the pyramid on the left... and Gross Fiescherhorn is the bump in the middle of the photo.
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Pano shot of Ochs, Gross Fiescherhorn and the east end of Eiger.
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The east end of Eiger.
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A herd of sheep doing what sheep do...
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Glacier activity below.
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Looking back on the Baregg restaurant as we continue towards the Schreckhorn Hut.
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The ridge running SE that eventually connects to Schreckhorn.
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Lower part of the Fiescher Glacier.
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We have rounded a corner and get our first view of Schreckhorn on the left... and the Unders Ischmeer glacier.
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Denali Girl and ragman... with the Fiescher glacier behind... Monch is visible in the upper right corner of the photo.
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Getting high enough now to see how impressive Eiger is... the Eiger summit is the pyramid on the left horizon... and the east end of Eiger is on the far right.
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Pano shot of Gross Fiescherhorn on the left... Monch (all white) in the center... and Eiger on the right.
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Schreckhorn on the right... some tough looking terrain is left to reach the Schreckhorn Hut.
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Don't worry... the ladder is attached solidly... think about going up on the roof to clean the gutters.
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Part of the Unders Ischmeer glacier... if you slip here, you will get a much closer look at the glacier.
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Looking back on Monch and Eiger.
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Climbing steeply now... and looking down on the easier portion of the trail.
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More of the Unders Ischmeer glacier.
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Chains anyone?... very, very helpful.
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Finsteraarhorn (pyramid shaped) and Agassizhorn... with the Unders Ischmeer glacier in the foreground.
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Pano shot of Finsteraarhorn, Agassizhorn, Gross Fiescherhorn, Monch and Eiger.
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More of the Unders Ischmeer glacier.
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Waterfall... flow coming down from Schreckhorn.
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Schreckhorn.
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Looking down valley towards Grindelwald... trail on the right side... east end of Eiger on the left.
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First look at the Schreckhorn Hut... with Schreckhorn above... Lauteraarhorn on the right.
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Finsteraarhorn (highest in the Bernese Alps), Agassizhorn and the Obers Ischmeer glacier.
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Pano shot of the Schreckhorn Hut, Schreckhorn, Lauteraarhorn and Schreckfirn glacier on the right.
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Pano shot from the Schreckhorn Hut... Finsteraarhorn, Agassizhorn, Ochs, Gross Fiescherhorn, Monch and Eiger.
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Heading back down now... and more of the Unders Ischmeer glacier.
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Waterfalls.
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Tired of glacier shots yet??
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Another glacier shot.
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Looking back on Finsteraarhorn, Agassizhorn and the Unders Ischmeer glacier.
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Another waterfall photo.
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Due to snow melt, crossing here was more difficult on the way down... I held my breath while crossing.
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Now that I'm on the roof I have to get back down.
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After I deal with this last ladder the terrain will be easier.
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A last look up valley to Finsteraarhorn and Agassizhorn.
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The sheep have moved uphill since this morning... greener pastures??
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Back to the Baregg restaurant and a look down to Grindelwald.
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Looking back on the Baregg restaurant, Ochs and Gross Fiescherhorn before hustling back to catch the gondola before it stops running for the day.
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