, Ober Gabelhorn : Traversée Wellenkuppe >> Arbengrat

Users:
pecolt, Jean-Michel

Christophe

Routes:
Ober Gabelhorn: Traversée Wellenkuppe >> Arbengrat
  4063m  +2300m (1000m)   NE     AD+ 3c>3b
Summits, passes, lakes and cliffs:
Wellenkuppe  3903m
Huts, usual bivis and valley accomodation:
Access points:
Zermatt  1605m -
  • Activities:
  • Maximum altitude:
    4063m
  • Elevation gain / loss:
    +2300m
  • Altitude of access point:
    1700m
  • Conditions:
    excellent
  • Glacier status:
    delicate - travel is possible
  • Track:
    good
  • Crowding:
    some people
  • Hut:
    open but unstaffed
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Conditions, equipment and rock quality (incl. approach):

Conditions de progression excellentes.

Other conditions on the same day in the same range or massif

Weather:

Grand beau temps

Departure time / duration:

Départ de la cabane: 5h
Wellenkuppe: 8h
Gendarme: 8h40
Sommet Ober Gabelhorn: 10h30
Arbenbiwak: 15h30
Zermatt:19h

Personal comments:

Très belle traversée, panorama grandiose sur les 4000 du Valais...
Parcours varié, neige glace, rocher.
Descente sur Zermatt longue mais compensée par les magnifiques paysages automnales...

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Version #0, date 30 November 2011