Saas 4000ers

The Saastal is a major alpine valley rimmed with 4000m peaks. Many of these are relatively straightforward and some of them can be accessed from mechanical uplift. The ideal place to start your alpine peak bagging career.

From a base in the pleasant alpine village of Saas Grund we can walk to the base of the Hohsaas lift from where we can climb the:

• Weissmeis (4017m)
• Lagginhorn (4010m)

A short bus ride leads up to the pleasant and pedestrianised village of Saas Fee from where we can use the lift system to climb the:

• Allalinhorn (4027m)
• Strahlhorn(4190m)
• Alphubel (4206m)

And if slightly more technical peaks are on the agenda for the week we can also climb the:

• Lenspitze (4294m)

In addition to climbing the main summits of the Saastal this is a great area to enjoy some major via ferratas, pleasant huts, valley rock climbing and ropework training.

Suggested fitness and experience level:

These peaks are generally not as long or technically difficult as the Chamonix or Zermatt peaks and therefore suitable for folk with experience of hill walking, scrambling and walking in crampons. They are still physically challenging and folk should be prepared for a number of 5-8 hour days of sustained walking and mountaineering (more if the long approach march to the Strahlhorn is made).