After 2 days of rest in a beautiful apartment in Saas-Grund should the weather finally getting better. Franzi it was still not much better, but Evi was briefly moved into the Valais and so we made the four of us in Saas-Almagell on the way towards Brittanniahütte. The sun popped on the south side of the road and pulled in many switchbacks to the top. We were sweating pretty, but this was short-lived. After a short lunch break we were quite cool, because the wind was cold and gusty. In addition, the clouds became increasingly the upper hand and when we were on top of the saddle, it was really cold and dusky. After the last piece on the glacier we were in the clouds and it was snowing lightly, but the cabin was not far away. There we were looking forward to a warm room, but I was wrong. It was bitterly cold - there is no functioning heating system. So we crawled into bed for the first time, the only warm place in this big, impersonal hut. Only for dinner, a heater set up and after a lot of soup and tea, we were finally warm.
The next morning we were awakened (3.15 clock), but the two Czechs felt in our warehouse, begin fifteen minutes prior to the Kruschteln to have. With a whole headlamp caravan we started after breakfast on the road. The sky was clear over the glacier was still fog. We were the only ones to Hohlaubgrat wanted all the other groups subjected to the beam flange. The ridge, we had reached soon, there we were quickly
forward. At the first summit we overtook the two Czechs who were not particularly fast, and had climbed up here on the glacier. We sprint the rest of the way. Meanwhile the sun rose and warmed us. Up to the steep slope just below the summit, we made good progress. Anja and Ann wanted to first free climb over the rocks - because Anya's favorite plate was covered with snow. I saw the intersection was a bit more opaque, and I was backing up, which later turned out to be good. Anja in front got out and swore soon. It was just the beginning of September and correspondingly much snow was in the rocks and made the climbing difficult. We were excited about the two cable support, which defused the most difficult places. After the steep section, it was only a short hop to the summit and that we reached in our enjoyment of the masses from the normal route. So we enjoyed the view, the summit and the rest. We rested in a sheltered hollow just below the summit. Gradually, the first Normalwegler came up and we went on - we still had something against us. From up here, saw the exceeding of the Feechopfs from wild - the leader of what was easy climbing. 
Feejoch we arc in the normal way of Allalinhorn and follows the ridge towards Feechopf. The climb turned out to be really easy, but the ridge was so exposed that he pulled quite the nerve. From Feechopf we crossed the Alphubeljoch. The guide was given to the Feejoch Alphubeljoch 1h - felt we had ever used over the ridge, the more surprised I was when I realized that we needed really only slightly longer than 1 h on that route. From Alphubeljoch it went steadily downhill, over glaciers, the snow was pretty soft here, had especially Ann and Evi problems with cleats. After we left the glacier, each taking on Täschhütte. Once there, we dried until all Matters in the sun and enjoyed a cool Rivella. The cottage is newly renovated and has the same great camp and toilets as the Finsteraarhornhütte (big plus +++). The hut was a Friday evening and good weather, amazing empty. Beside us, two Britons and a mountain guide with two clients wanted the next day to the Alphubel.
This time there was free breakfast choice and so we decided to 4.00. The guide was already underway, the British overtook us soon. The first steps hurt, the day before was still in the bone. Above all, Anja was not good and they soon decided to turn back. We wanted to meet in Saas-Fee again. We climbed in silence further. In Alphubeljoch warming us at last the sun, here we took a short break and roped off again. The British were already in the SSE ridge, the mountain guide walked directly in front of us. We followed the beaten track, had to again take a special break because Evis hinabkullerte glove the slope, but are so, was that you could get him. Up to the rock, the terrain was not particularly steep, but the cornice gave me stomach pain and so we put at the top of a new track in the snow. After the rocky steepness on it properly and the snow was mostly blown out of the slope. The British were already out of sight and the guide made with its customers even a break. We continued to rise and followed the trail of the British. In between were two delicate, bare patches, but all we mastered safely and at the end it went in a direct line towards the summit plateau. The peak of Alphubel is fairly flat and we were relatively flat for the cross, which looked only a third of the snow. Here we made a detailed break, enjoying the panorama of the Bernese Alps to Mont Blanc, Valais - again alone.
since led the descent of infamous rift zones, we hurried pretty. The snow was quite soft again and this time was primarily Evi problems with their crampons. At the end, its board adopted throughout. Fortunately could, however, was the day before a track in the normal way, so that we do not rummage through the maze had, but easy to follow. We sweated like that, but we did not want to take a break, but looked just that we came from the glacier. But we had earned from the Längsfluh a large Rivella, which I drank in a train. Amazingly, even though it was Saturday was stable and had beautiful fall weather, no one has risen above the normal route on the Alphubel. They saw only the masses pull on the Allalinhorn. Happy, contented and satisfied we started the descent of the Längsfluh, which drew mainly on the bottom, right in front of Saas-Fee pretty. Since the signs was so inconsistent, we simply followed our instincts and came on rarely traveled road immediately to the bottom of the golf course where Anja was waiting for us. However, she was hardly there before us, because after the descent to Täsch needed them but actually 2 hours for the 38km.
Glad to be back down, we went shopping at first, then We made wide at the campsite and were happy about the shower. All in all, this was a wonderful tour, we caught an affordable, lonely peaks and the great weather.
Evi had again made their way home, we discussed the other hand, what we wanted to do the next few days. On Sunday we took a "day off" and ran the Belalp (were only 800hm in 1:10 h) to consider the views of the Aletsch Glacier up close. Monday, we rose to the Mischabel hut, this time with a heavy backpack, the hut was just close for the winter. It was at night to about 2800 m down snowed and it was cold and slippery. I noticed especially the last days in the legs and so had to wait Anja Ann and every now and again for me. Above it was the first time, set up domestic: Fortunately, it had snowed, so we were able to collect snow to melt, Anja split wood till evening, Ann cooked. The caretaker let us generously as all radicals: some water, bread, sausages. We were able to enrich our meal somewhat. I observed totally thrilled with how the helicopter came to the hut and flew out the garbage and the crew. There are just simply fascinating products of technology, this helicopter. Beside us were two other people in the winter room, which also wanted to get on the horn needle.
We started at 4.45 h on the way, felt all of us quite well. We searched our way over the rocks towards the glacier. The further we get away from the cabin, the more turbulent it was. When we wanted on the glacier and were faced with a bare edge, we pondered, we should proceed. The wind was quite strong and actually it was clear that the high ridge to Nadelhorn so very insecure was. Moreover, even the snow drift was this: The ridge will be blank, but filled with the flank before Windjoch snowdrift. So we decided to turn here dear. I enjoyed instead a glorious sunrise and after it was really bright, we climbed again to Saas-Fee. An immense fun. As compensation, we went straight to our favorite coffee café. There we saw the helicopter rather long to be above the Hohlaubgrat, confirming our decision again.
The last 10 days were added to us, his legs were tired and the head at the end. In the high touring boots brought us nothing, but instead we were on holiday in the Bernese Oberland end wandering. Nevertheless, We had fantastic trips for the season behind us and great weather. Now come the winter!
- Coffee - our favorite cafe Saas-Fee
- cards: Swiss National Map 1:25,000: 1329 Saas, 1328 Randa
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