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FROM KANDERSTEG/GRIESALP:

Petersgrat Crossing - ascent 1570 metres, time - 11 hours
   'A strenous glacier walk which crosses a high snow capped ridge
   below the Tschingelhorn. From Selden, the hike ascends the glacier
   goes past the Mutthorn hut, then over the ridge to Fafleralp.'
map :        Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:50,000 Jungfrau 264
guidebook: The Bernese Alps   A Walking Guide
                by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone press)
start/finish: Selden - Mutthorn Hut - Petersgrat (3126m) - Fafleralp.

Lotschenpass Crossing - ascent 1510 metres, time - 9 hours
   'Oldest glacier pass in the Bernese Alps. The trail after Selden
   is clearly marked, the route across the glacier is usually marked
   with poles. After the Lotschenpass, steep trail down to Ferden.'
map :        Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:50,000 Jungfrau 264
guidebook: The Bernese Alps   A Walking Guide
                by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone press)
start/finish: Kandersteg - Selden - Lotschenpass Hut - Ferden.

Griesalp to Kandersteg - ascent 1375 metres, time - 7.5 hours
   'A magnificent walk and highest crossing on the Alpine Pass
   Route. It ascends the Hohturli (2778 metres) via a steep scree
   slope and fixed chains, then descends to the Oeschinensee.'
map :        Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:50,000 Berner Oberland 5004
guidebook: The Bernese Alps   A Walking Guide
                by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone press)
start/finish: Greisalp - Hohturli (2778m) - Oeschinensee - Kandersteg.

Kandersteg to Adelboden - ascent 1200 metres, time - 7 hours
   'A popular walk crossing the Bunderchrinde pass, a narrow
   cleft amongst high mountains. The path climbs through woods,
   over meadows, before climbing steeply up a scree slope.'
map :        Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:50,000 Adelboden 5009
guidebook: The Bernese Alps   A Walking Guide
                by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone press)
start/finish: Kandersteg - Bunderchrinde (2385m) - Adelboden.


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