Canyon Schafbach in Kanton Bern/Schweiz v4-a2-V 3/5* 8h15

Country: Schweiz / Switzerland

Region: Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne

Subregion: Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli / Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district

Town: Lauterbrunnen

v4 a2 V

8h15

3h

5h

15min

2160m

1210m

950m

50m

2x60m

30

1500m

on Foot

Rating:

★★★★★

3 (1)

Info:

★★★

2 (1)

Belay:

★★★

2 (1)

Summary: machine translated ➜

Long alpine tour below the Jungfrau.

August - October

10-16 o clock

West

Limestone

2.00km²

First descent: 25.10.2024 by Alex, Holzi, Reto, Hendrik, Nico, Steffi, Yanick

Summary: machine translated ➜

Long alpine tour below the Jungfrau.

Access: machine translated ➜

Park in Stechelberg. The ticket can be redeemed at the restaurant for a meal or a drink.

Approach (3 h): machine translated ➜

From there by bike to Trachsellauenen, and then it's 1000m uphill on foot. For a long time the route heads towards Rottal Hütte, but after the Bärenflue you turn left to the start of the .

Tour (5 h): machine translated ➜

You start at the right tributary, then switch to the left at the hiking trail. At the top, some of the rappels are nicely polished, the further down it goes, the more bouldery it becomes.

Return (15 min): machine translated ➜

At the confluence with the Rottalbach, cross the field to get back to the bridge at Trachsellauenen.

Coordinates:

Canyon Start

46.534566°, 7.926928° ↓

Canyon End

46.529764°, 7.909014° ↓

Parking Entry and Exit

46.545516°, 7.901195° ↓

25.10.2024 Bubtore ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Low Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Not quite so sunny at this time of year, better to go 2 months before. Watch out for the hanging glacier above (it broke off in 2009 and the avalanche went all the way down to Trachsellauenen).