Stay at Konkordia Hut, Fieschertal, Switzerland

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heKonkordiahütte(also pluralKonkordiahütten) is a mountain hut of the Grindelwald section of the Swiss Alpine Club in the Bernese Alps . It is located at 2850 m above sea level. M. , about 200 meters (as of 2017) above Konkordiaplatz, the origin of the Aletsch Glacier , in the middle of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Konkordiahütte is located in the middle of the Bernese Alps and is surrounded by numerous well-known mountains and large glacier streams. Directly to the west is the Konkordiaplatz, where the Grüneggfirn , the Jungfraufirn and the Grosse Aletschfirn join to form the Great Aletsch Glacier . To the southeast lies the Gross Wannenhorn , to the east the Fiescher Gabelhorn ( 3876m above sea level), to the northeast, the Finsteraarhorn, is the highest peak in the Bernese Alps. To the north are the four-thousand-meter peaks Grünhorn , Hinter and Gross Fiescherhornat. To the northwest follow the monk and the virgin . To the west of Konkordiaplatz are the almost four thousandmeterhigh Gletscherhorn ( 3983m above sea level) and Äbeni Flue ( 3962m above sea level). In the southwest lies the glaciated Aletschhorn . To the south flows with the Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, towards the Rhone Valley The Konkordiahütte is difficult to reach. All approaches lead over glaciers and are accordingly classified as high-altitude tours ( difficulty L ). The shortest approach is from the northwestern Jungfraujoch , which can be reached with the Jungfrau Railway from Kleine Scheidegg . From the Jungfraujoch the path leads over the Jungfraufirn to the Konkordiaplatz and over this to the Hüttenfelsen. The last meters lead from the glacier over long metal stairs with a total of 467 steps (as of 2017) to the hut. The hut can best be reached from Fiesch on the southern side of the Valais . The cable car takes you to theFiescheralp( 2212m above sea level), from which a path leads past the Märjelesee to the Aletsch glacier. This to the north leads to a south access to the hut, which was newly constructed in 1996 (partially secured with wire ropes). Further very long climbs through the Lötschental or the Fieschertal Numerous prominent mountains, including several four-thousand-meter peaks, can be climbed from the Konkordiahütte. In summer, these are classic high-altitude tours of various degrees of difficulty, not so much climbing tours. For example the Gross Grünhorn over the southwest ridge ( WS + ), Aletschhorn over the Haslerrippe (ZS +), Mönch (ZS-), Jungfrau (ZS-), Äbeni Flue (L), Dreieckshorn through the east flank (WS +), Grünegg (climbing tour to III + ). In winter and spring, most of the peaks can be climbed on skis .

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