To Konkordia hut and Grünegghorn

Berner Oberland

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Day 5 -- travel to the Konkordia hut

Carol and Sharon prepare to cross glacier

Carol and Sharon getting ready to cross the glacier 
and climb to the Grünhornlücke

Gross Wannenhorn ridge on morning 5

A last look at the Gross Wannenhorn / Fiescher Gabelhorn ridge

Side trip to the Grünegghorn 

crossing to upper slope of Grunegghorn

Crossing to the upper slope

Gi continuing on Grunegghorn ridge

Gi joins another party to continue up the narrow ridge
and over summit of Grunegghorn.
And then to the Gross Grünhorn.  
And then to the Klein Grünhorn.

Konkordiaplatz from Grunegghorn slope

Looking out over Konkordiaplatz while skiing down from the Grünegghorn.
Sharon and Carol skied the Kranzberg shoulder in upper center the next day.

Views from the Konkordia hut

West across glacier to Hollandia

Looking west from Konkordia hut, 
over the Grosser Aletschfirn -- 
Lötschen pass on left (site of the Hollandia hut);
then the Äbeni Flue, and Carol and Sharon 
skied the Kranzberg shoulder at far right.

D-horn West from Konkordia hut

southwest from the Konkordia hut, across the Aletsch glacier:  
the Dreieckhorn is a fore-peak of the Aletschhorn.

 

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