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| Backpack | 116.10 Miles |
31,432 AEG |
| | Backpack | 116.10 Miles | 11 Days | | |
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| no partners | | This hut-to-hut backpacking in the Berner-Oberland area of the Swiss Alps was probably the centerpiece of our 10-weeks in Europe.
The general area of our hike is referred to as the Jungfrau region, named after the most prominent peak in the area, and the hut-to-hut trek is generally called the "Tour of the Jungfrau Region," or TJR for short. This area (Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen Valley) is a very popular tourist destinations, but the route we took stayed high and out of the tourist traffic in town, and allowed much solitude, particularly on the edges of the day.
The Jungfrau (13,642 ft.), along with its two neighboring peaks--Monch (13,480 ft.) and Eiger (13,015 ft.) constitute the "big three" peaks that form the centerpoint around which the TJR is built.
The Monch ("Monk") sits between the Jungfrau ("Young Lady") and the Eiger ("Ogre") and by legend, protects the young woman from the ogre. 
Other major peaks that we became intimately familiar with on our trek are: Wetterhorn, Shrekhorn, Mannlichen, Breithorn, Tschingelhorn, Lauterbrunnen Wetterhorn, Schilthorn, and Gspalthorn. Tons of other peaks and prominences in the area.
We made all of the arrangements ourselves, which was surprisingly easy (mostly with emails to directly to each of the huts).
We scheduled in one "rest day," staying at hotel in Murren, so I could do the via ferrata there.
Spectacular scenery throughout. Below is general summary of the trip. The map is one I created with various options. We didn't do all of the options, but if I get around to it, I'll post individual triplogs for each day with the actual daily routes, as recorded. I'll post a some of the photos here, but reserve more for the individual daily triplogs.
We stayed in Interlaken the day before and the day after the backpack.
TOTAL STATS:
Total miles hiked: 116.1
Longest day (by miles): 14.2 miles (July 5)
Total elevation gained: 31,432 ft.
Most elevation gained in one day: 4,196 ft. (July 9-climb to Rotstock Hut)
Average Daily Elevation Gain (excluding one rest day): 3,143 ft,
Highest Peak Summitted: Schilthorn (9,744 ft.)
Total elevation lost: 39,624 ft.
Most elevation lost in one day: 6,001 ft. (July 5-descent to Lauterbrunnen/Stechelberg)
DAILY SUMMARY:
July 2 (Switzerland--TJR Day 0): Cog train to Schynige Platte; Preview Hike to Daube Lookout and Oberberghorn
Pre-hike on the Panorama Trail: 2.8 miles; 829 ft. aeg; 787 ft. down
July 3 (Switzerland—TJR Day 1): Schynige Platte to First
Stats: 11.2 mi. 3312 aeg; 2907 descent
July 4 (Switzerland—TJR Day 2): First to Gleckstein Hut
Hike—8.9 mi. 3087 aeg; 2588 descent
July 5 (Switzerland—TJR Day 3): Marathon day—Gleckstein Hut to Alpiglen
Hike—14.2 miles: 3548 aeg; 6001 descent
July 6 (Switzerland--TJR Day 4): Alpiglen to Kleine Scheidegg/Grindelwaldblick; side hike to Mannlichen Summit
Hike—7.6 mi. 2919 aeg; 1319 down
July 7 (Switzerland—TJR Day 5): Kleine Scheidegge to Stechelberg
Hike—13.4 mi. 1378 aeg; 5305 descent
July 8 (Switzerland--TJR Day 6): Stechelberg to Tschingelhorn
Hike—9.8 mi. 4033 aeg; 3064 down
Morning run to Murrenbach falls—3.5 mi. 486 aeg; 571 down
July 9 (Switzerland--TJR Day 7): Tschingelhorn to Rotstock Hut
Hike—8.2 mi. 4196 aeg; 3002 ft. descent
July 10 (Switzerland--TJR Day  : Rotstock Hut to Murren via Schilthorn Summit (high point of the TJR)
Hike 8.7 mi. 3278 aeg; 4501 descent
July 11 (Switzerland--TJR Day 9): Murren Rest Day + Via Ferrata
Murren to Gimmelwald Via Ferrata — 3.8 mi. 150 aeg; 1322 descent
July 12 (Switzerland--TJR Day 10): Murren to Suls-Lobhorn Hut
7.6 mi.; 2598 aeg; 1637 descent
July 13 (Switzerland--TJR Day 11): Suls-Lobhorn Hut to Wilderswill
Hike—10.0 mi. 703 aeg; 5032 descent |
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