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The 10 Most Beautiful alpine routes in Bern

Alpine tour
Blüemlisalphorn crossing
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Difficulty
II, 50°, AD
difficult
Multi-stage route
22.7 km
13:30 h
2,518 m
2,519 m
Second tour for experienced alpinists from Oeschinen via the Blüemlisalpe to the summit of the Blüemlisalphorn (3661 m) and back.

Alpine tour
· Kandersteg
Balmhorn via Zackengrat
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Difficulty
I, 35°, PD+
difficult
17.7 km
10:00 h
1,800 m
1,650 m
The Balmhorn is a beautiful pyramid high above the Kandertal. The normal route leads over the scree-covered, moderately steep Schwarzgletscher and the harmless Zackengrat (WS+).

Alpine tour
· Switzerland
From the Schreckhorn Hut to the Schreckhorn
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Difficulty
III, 40°, AD+
difficult
Stage 2
17 km
16:00 h
1,931 m
3,063 m
Second stage of the Schreckhorn ascent: from the Schreckhorn hut on the normal route via the south-west ridge to the Schreckhorn and back to Grindelwald.

Alpine tour
Schreckhorn south-west ridge
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Difficulty
III, 40°, AD+
difficult
Multi-stage route
24.5 km
23:00 h
3,124 m
3,124 m
Challenging high altitude tour in high alpine surroundings to the northernmost and probably most difficult peak of the Bernese Alps - the Schreckhorn.

Alpine tour
· Bernese Alps
Gspaltenhorn
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Difficulty
II+, AD-
moderate
4.4 km
8:00 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
Kletterhochtour ohne Gletscherkontakt auf einen markanten Berg der Berner Alpen. Der Leiterngrat ist mit zahlreichen Sicherungsmöglichkeiten ausgerüstet.

Alpine tour
· Oberhasli
Diechterhorn (3389 m) - traverse from the Trifthütte to the Gelmerhütte
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Difficulty
II, 30°, PD
difficult
closed
18.7 km
11:30 h
2,340 m
1,850 m
Lots of glacier and little rock - on the Diechterhorn, the highest mountain on the west side of the Trift glacier, friends of glacier tours get their money's worth.

Alpine tour
· Wildstrubelgletscher
Wildstrubel - crossing from the Gemmi Pass to the Simmen Falls
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Difficulty
<30°, F
difficult
19.2 km
8:00 h
1,000 m
2,250 m
Easy alpine tour, as a Überschreitung long, but with some scenic highlights. From the summit, a magnificent view of the glacier plateau of the Glacier de la Plaine Morte.

Alpine tour
· Bernese Alps
Mönch vom Jungfraujoch
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Difficulty
II+, AD-
difficult
5.2 km
5:00 h
635 m
635 m
Schöne Hochtour vom Jungfraujoch Richtung Mönchsjochhütte auf den Mönch und wieder Retour.

Alpine tour
· Switzerland
Blüemlisalphorn crossing - stage 2
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Difficulty
II, 50°, AD
difficult
Stage 2
15.2 km
10:00 h
1,265 m
2,400 m
Second stage of the Blüemlisalphorn Überschreitung: from the Blüemlisalpe up to the Morgenhorn, the Wyssi Frau and the Blüemlisalphorn, back ück via the Rothornsattel and the Blüemlisalpe to Oeschinen.

Alpine tour
· Oberhasli
Front Tierberg
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Difficulty
<30°, F
moderate
7.6 km
6:30 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
Short and easy glacier hike from the Tierberglihütte. Together with an ascent via the Tierbergli via ferrata, a varied day trip against a wild glacier backdrop.
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SUSTENLOCHSPITZ 2916m
Normalroute (L) by Simon
September 27, 2022
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Balmhorn via Zackengrat by Uri
August 30, 2022
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When did you do this route? August 26, 2022
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Eiger über Mittellegigrat by Till
Photo: Till Hauptmann, DAV Sektion Straubing
Photo: Till Hauptmann, DAV Sektion Straubing
Photo: Till Hauptmann, DAV Sektion Straubing
Photo: Till Hauptmann, DAV Sektion Straubing
Photo: Till Hauptmann, DAV Sektion Straubing
August 10, 2022
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