Rotstock via ferrata - Grindelwald
- 2:00 h
- 2.89 km
- 420 m
- 447 m
- 2,237 m
- 2,663 m
- 426 m
- Start: Eigergletscher station
Approach: From Eigergletscher station on the Eiger Trail up to the Grasschulter Wart, then on traces of paths up to the start at 2400 m behind a rock head, immediately left of the Rotstock gorge; 45 minutes.
Via ferrata Eiger-Rotstock: The route along the new-old via ferrata is clear; easy walking sections are marked only with cairns. From the Rotstock saddle, climb quickly in steps to the flat summit of Rotstock (2663 m), which falls steeply on all sides; 1 hour 15 minutes from the start.
Return: Back to the saddle and southwestwards over scree and slab steps (cairns and fixed ropes) down to Eigergletscher station; 45 minutes.
(source: Myswitzerland.org).
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Pavements
- Street (5%)Path (35%)Trail (52%)Via ferrata (8%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Equipment
- We recommend the following equipment: official via ferrata gear, gloves, sturdy mountain boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rainwear, first aid kit, picnic, sufficient fluids, mobile phone.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereTake the A8 to Interlaken and through the Lütschental valley to Grindelwald or first also through the Lütschental and then through the Lauterbrunnen valley to Lauterbrunnen. Park near the station and take the Wengernalp Railway (rack railway of the Jungfrau Railway) to Eigergletscher station.ParkingGrindelwald, Grund/MännlichenbahnPublic transportationJungfrau Railway to Eigergletscher station – from Interlaken Ost via Wengen or Grindelwald and Kleine Scheidegg.
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Safety guidelines
- According to the via ferrata scale: B (K2, moderately difficult).
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