SNOWBOARDING MTN. BIKING TREKKING CLIMBING OUTDOOR GEAR TRAVEL/AIRLINES SOCCER/SPORTS MUSIC/FILMS BOOKS/CDS	BERN OBERLAND HIGH ROUTE Oberaarsee to Fafleralp Mid/Late August 2002. A Seven Day Mountaineering trip across the spine of the Bernese Oberland. Traversed from east to west with a couple of friends (Bill Dean and Dave Mercer), a spectacular week, ascending numerous peaks including the Finsteraarhorn (4274 metres), and staying in remote huts (Finsteraar and Hollandia), very rarely dropping below 3000 metres. The following pages (see below on the right) are a journal of this classic Bernese Oberland Haute Route.	Day 5 Finsteraarhorn to Hollandia Click here for more photographs from the route	MY SITES click below HOME Trekking Boarding Mtn Bike Photos Travel Archive
PLANET MOUNTAIN Search my site	webmaster on Finsteraarhorn summit	MAPS NEEDED FOR TREK: Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:50,000 5004: Berner Oberland. Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:25,000 1249: Finsteraarhorn. day 1 OBERAARSEE TO OBERAARJOCH ascent 2300m to 3256m, 4.5 hours. day 2 OBERAARJOCH TO OBERAARHORN ascent 3256m to 3631m, 9.5 hours. day 3 FINSTERAAR TO WYSSNOLLEN ascent 3048m to 3590m, time 7.5 hrs. day 4 FINSTERAARHORN SUMMIT ascent 3048m to 4274m, time 12 hours. day 5 FINSTERAAR TO HOLLANDIA ascent 3048m to 3240m, time 8 hours. day 6 HOLLANDIA TO ABENI FLUE ascent 3240m to 3962m, time 6 hours. day 7 HOLLANDIA TO FAFLERALP descent 3240m to 1790m, time 4 hours. The maps above can be bought at Stanfords map and bookshop	DAYS 1 TO 2 3 TO 4 5 TO 6 7/FAQS TRIP PHOTOS