Detail
The Wild W's: Col du Pillon - Kandersteg
- Multi-stage route
- Scenic
- Refreshment stops available
- High-altitude ski tour
The tour of several days leads the ski tourer through the most attractive part of the western Bernese Oberland. It starts in the Diablerets massif and leads over the two famous peaks Wildhorn and Wildstrubel. On the tour you will be rewarded with an overwhelming view of the nearby four-thousand-meter peaks of the Valais. The tour lead from hut to hut and require alpine experience.
The second stage begins with the ascent via Rottal and Gältegletscher to Col du Brochet. Then it goes under the Glacier du Brochet to the saddle at the foot of the south ridge of Mont Pucel. Then northwards over the glacier to the summit of the Wildhorn. From the summit over the Chilchligletscher to the Wildhornhütte.
From the Wildhorn hut on the Chilchligletscher to the Schnidejoch. Then to the Schnidehorn - avoiding the obstacles always to the right (south) to the summit. From the summit follows a descent to Plan des Roses - south to Pt. 2391. Then across the flat through the valley to the Wildstrubel hut.
From the Wildstrubel hut via Wisshorelücke or Wisshore on the Plaine Morte glacier in eastern direction to the foot of the Wildstrubel. From there via the SW ridge to the summit. Descent via the E side to the Lämmeren hut.
The last stage starts with the ascent through the Lämmeren valley to the Rote Totz gap. Then begins the descent over the Tälligletscher to Tälli and via Walliswang to Üschenental to Kandersteg.
2nd stage : Geltenhütte – Col du Brochet – Wildhorn – Wildhornhütte
3rd stage: Wildhornhütte – Schnidenhorn – Plan des Roses – Wildstrubelhütte
4th stage: Wildstrubelhütte – Wildstrubel – Lämmerenhütte
5th stage : Lämmerenhütte – Roter Trotz – Üschenentäli-Kandersteg
- Ski touring equipment: touring ski-boots, touring skis with touring bindings, ski poles, skins, ski crampons
- Climbing harness
- Avalanche transceiver
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Glacier equipement
- Backpack, shovel, probe
- Warm weatherproof clothing
- Warm gloves and warm hat
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- Warm drinks
- Snack (high energy foods such as chocolate, dried fruit etc.)
- Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants’ fitness level as well as the weather and season.
- Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
- Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
- It is forbidden to walk on the ski pistes.
- Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
- Take note of the warning signs drawing attention to the constant danger in river beds and along watercourses below dams and reservoirs.
Return journey: By bus from Kandersteg, Gemmi to Kandersteg, Bahnhof then by train via Spiez and Zweisimmen to Gstaad.
Glacier 3000 can be reached from Gstaad by bus or by car.
More information on gstaad.ch: Travel & Public Transport.
Geltenhütte SAC (www.geltenhuette.ch)
Wildhorn hut SAC (www.wildhornhuette.ch)
Wildstrubelhütte SAC (www.wildstruebelhuette.ch)
Lämmerenhütte SAC (www.laemmerenhuette.ch)
The following mountaineering schools conduct this tour annually:
Mountain Guide Association Gstaad-Lenk
Here you will find further ski tours.
