On day 2, we make a ski ascent of the Äbeni Flue, a peak to the north of the hut just shy of 13,000 feet. After this we continue on to the Konkordiahütte which lies at the center of the web of giant glacial arms, like spokes on a wheel.

The Konkordia Hut, where we will spend the night, is on a rocky promontory to the east. When the hut was first built the ice of the glacier was not far below. Now, after a century of warming climate, the glacier is over 130 meters below the hut, a distance we climb via a very steep stairway. (Skis are left at the bottom!)