| Berner
Oberland day to day description and photos |
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Day 4 - Skiing based
from the Finsteraarhornhütte
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We have set aside an additional day to go touring from a Finsteraarhornhütte
base. If the weather has not been particularly kind to us we may choose
to use this day to pick up another descent we may have missed along the
way. In other words, there are many options, but an extra day is always
a help.
Some
of the options from this hut are a trip up to the Hugisattel, the 13,400
foot notch just north of the final rock pyramid of the Finsteraarhorn.
This a fairly steep tour, but a great descent. We'll need good snow and
avalanche conditions for this one. Another option is to tour up-glacier
to the Hinter Fiescherhorn, another of the 4000 meter summits of the Berner.
We would get great views down to the north, all the way out to Grindelwald,
almost 10,000 feet lower. A third option is the "Chamonixspitze"
as the guides affectionately call it, a summit west of the Agassizhorn
and a fantastic viewpoint.
Day 4 - Skiing based from the Finsteraarhornhütte
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Ascent |
1113 meters |
3651 feet |
Descent |
1113 meters |
3651 feet |
includes skiing the Hinter Fiescherhorn |
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| The Finsteraarhorn,
as seen from the Wyssnollen. The hut is just out of view to the right, low
down. The Hugisattel, is the first level step in the left-hand skyline coming
down from the summit. The route down crosses to the right over the long
rock ridge, just above the obvious big crevasses. |
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| Kathy climbing
up to the Hugisattel on the Finsteraarhorn. Behind on the right is the saddle
of the Grünhornlücke. The Wyssnollen is just right of center and
the Gross Wannenhorn just left of center. |
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| Looking
south, from high on the Finsteraarhorn. |
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| This
shot is from near the same spot as the one left, only here, we are
looking north. The Eiger is the rocky summit with the Ochs Fiescherhorn
in front and right. Grindelwald lies under cloud, far below. |
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| Mo
and Kathy, coming into the hut in bad weather, always a possibility. |
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getting out of the weather is itself a pleasure! The dining area of
the Finsteraarhornhütte. |
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