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The Allalinhorn is an ideal beginner’s tour that presents the opportunity to experience a 4000m summit without great difficulty or technical demand. The cable car system in Saas-Fee takes you to altitude quickly and easily, and after a 2.5 hour hike you are rewarded with awe-inspiring summit views.

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 Ideal Beginner's Climb to a 4000m Peak  1 Day  Experience Level: Beginner  Fitness Level: Moderate  Groups of max. 5 people  Summit Certificate

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• Fitness Level: Moderate
• Experience Level: Beginner
• Minimum age 14 years (official tours)
• Guests over 75 please contact us before booking

No prior mountain experience is required.

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Day 1: Allalinhorn 4027m

Meet your guide at the bus station in Saas-Fee and take the Metro Alpin cable car to the Mittelallalin at 3457m. You and your guide will create a rope team and you will begin your ascent, step by step over the glacier. After approximately 2.5 hours you will reach your goal- the summit of the Allalinhorn at 4027m. Savour the incredible views, a refreshing snack, and the feeling of accomplishment before you descend back down to Saas-Fee.

What's included

• Guiding from a licenced mountain guide/ aspirant guide
• His or her expenses
• Summit Certificate

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• Your expenses
• Rental equipment
• Costs for cable cars

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• Warm, functional clothing
• Rain jacket
• Mountaineering or hiking pants
• Beanie or headband
• Crampon proof mountaineering boots

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• Sunglasses (category 3 or 4)
• Sunscreen lotion and lip balm (minimum factor 30, 50 better)
• Thermos flask, drink bottle
• GA or Half Fare Travelcard (if you have)
• Camera and binoculars (optional)

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• Crampons with anti-snow plates

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Allalinhorn (4027 m above sea level)

The Allalinhorn is part of the Allalin group and shares this impressive mountain landscape with three other four-thousand-metre peaks: the Alphubel, the Strahlhorn and the Rimpfischhorn. As one of the easiest and most climbed four-thousand-metre peaks in the Alps, the Allalinhorn attracts mountaineers from all over the world, not least because of the Metro Alpin, which leads up to the summit at an altitude of around 570 metres, making access comparatively easy.

The Allalinhorn is located seven kilometres south-west of Saas-Fee and is surrounded by four imposing glaciers: the Fee Glacier to the north, the Hohlaub Glacier to the east, the Allalin Glacier to the south-east and the Mellich Glacier to the south-west. Four ridges strive towards the summit, but apart from the east ridge, also known as the Hohlaubgrat, all of them are lost under a thick ice cap in the summit area.

To the west of the Allalin lies the Feekopf (3887 metres above sea level) and the imposing Alphubel (4206 metres above sea level), separated by the Feejoch (3808 metres above sea level) and the Alphubeljoch (3770 metres above sea level). To the south, the Allalin Pass (3552 metres above sea level) separates the Rimpfischhorn (4199 metres above sea level) from the Allalinhorn.

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The Allalinhorn is one of the easiest 4,000-metre peaks in the Alps to climb, and also one of the most popular. From the summit, climbers see almost the entire sweep of the Western Alps.

Height 4,027 m

First ascent 28 August 1856

First climbed by Franz Josef Andenmatten, Edward Levi Ames, Johann Josef Imseng

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Allalinhorn: tips for mountaineers

• Mountain guide necessary
• Acclimatisation
• Glacier trek with little rock

An easy 4,000-metre peak to climb The Metro Alpin carries mountaineers from Saas-Fee up towards the peaks, to an altitude of nearly 3,500 m. The summit of the mountain is a climb of about two hours from the top station of the funicular. The summit is located on the Mischabel ridge between the Saas and Matter valleys; it is part of the Allalin group, along with the Alphubel, Strahlhorn and Rimpfischhorn. The Allalinhorn is a white dome between the mountaineering centres of Saas-Fee and Zermatt.

The mountain guide Camillo Supersaxo from Saas Fee has climbed the Allalinhorn more than 1,000 times. To celebrate the anniversary, Bishop Eldingen said mass on the summit.

Origin of name The name Allalin refers not only to the mountain but also to the area to the east of the summit. The origin of the name is disputed. The emphasis at the end of the word suggests a pre-German origin. On the other hand, the name Allalin led the archaeologist and writer Christian Moritz Engelhardt to his “Saracen hypothesis” in 1840, according to which Saracens in the 10th century left behind a series of names in the Saas valley and as far as the Simplon area. Engelhardt specifies the name as Alalain and traces this back to the Arabic “ala ain” (at the spring).

Another explanation comes from the year 1976. The writer Jules Guex cited a letter from Johann Ulrich Hubschmied, which derived the name Allalin from the Celtic “akarnos” (“maple”). A diminutive, “agarinus”, gradually evolved into “agalin”, which means “small maple” in the Valle Verzasca. This became “ayalin” in the Saas valley, which was not yet Germanised, from which Hubschmied constructed the hybrid form “all’ayalin”, later made into Allalin by the Alemannic settlers. This theory, too, is not widely accepted. Without any historical proof, no definitive explanation exists.

Story of the first ascent In 1828, Heinrich Michaelis and a guide crossed the Allalin Pass and thereby opened up the route to the south-west ridge. The first ascent of the Allalinhorn via the same ridge only took place 28 years later. On 28 August 1856, the parish priest Johann Josef Imseng from Saas-Grund and his manservant Franz Josef Andenmatten led the Englishman Edward Levi Ames to the summit.

Today’s normal route, the north-west ridge, was first used on 1 August 1860 by Franz-Josef Andenmatten, together with Sir Leslie Stephen, F. W. Short, Frederick William Jacomb, C. Fisher, Moritz Anthamatten, Peter Taugwalder and Johann Kronig. The Bernese high school teacher and historian Heinrich Dübi ascended the summit via the difficult north-east ridge on 27 July 1882 with the guides Alphons and Peter Supersaxo, and then descended via the Hohlaubgrat ridge. This represented the first crossing of both ridges.

The Hohlaub ridge was conquered as an ascent for the first time five years later, on 12 July 1887, by the Englishmen Harold Ward Topham and C. H. Redall and the guide Aloys Supersaxo. A year earlier, Aloys Supersaxo and the Briton C. A. C. Bowlker were the first to climb the south face, a grade IV climb.

The first winter ascent of the Allalin was by the Swiss mountaineer R. Bracken, climbing solo, in 1907. The first ascent on skis was on 17 April of the same year by A. Hurter und Max Stahel, both from Zürich, together with the local mountaineers Othmar and Oskar Supersaxo.

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Allalinhorn is a famous mountain in the Swiss Alps. There are two main reasons for this fame, the first one being the altitude of 4027 meters , making it one of the 82 mountains above 4000 meters ( UIAA-list ) in the Alps and therefore a (very) popular objective for climbers. The second reason is the ease of the ascent. Allalinhorn is considered (together with Breithorn ) the easiest 4000 meter peak in the Alps. The vicinity of the Mittelallalin top station, which drops climbers off at an altitude of almost 3500 meters, adds to Allalinhorn’s label of an easy mountain. Still, even if considered easy, Allalinhorn is a real alpine climb and should not te be taken lightly. Weather can change rapidly at these high altitudes and the whole climb along the normal route leads through glaciated terrain with large crevasses present throughout the route. It is advised to take a guide if you do not have the proper experience to climb an alpine peak like Allalinhorn.

Allalinhorn is considered as one of the home mountains of the famous ski resort Saas Fee . Its heavily glaciated North face is looming above the village, attracting many hikers and climbers looking for climbing this peak. Many climbers and gatherers of 4000 meter peaks will give you the exact same answer when asked: What was your first 4000 meter peak? The answer will probably be either Breithorn or Allalinhorn .  As a result, especially in the summer period with good weather, the mountain can get crowded. Mountain guides from the Saas valley and beyond organize guided tours up the mountain on a daily routine. The mountain guide Camillo Supersaxo from Saas Fee has climbed Allalinhorn more than a 1000 times . To celebrate the anniversary, Bishop Eldingen said mass on the summit.  Although crowded, Allalinhorn is a beautiful mountain and offers fantastic views . It is located in the heart of the ‘ Walliser 4000ers’ and many of them can be seen from the summit:   Weissmies , Monte Rosa , Matterhorn , Breithorn & Dom to name a few.  Allalinhorn has several faces, the North face is heavily glaciated; the south face however, is a near vertical wall with poor rock quality and from the east Allalinhorn does justice to its own name: It looks like a horn ( a spire ).

Allalinhorn was first climbed on August 28, 1856 . Priest Johann Josef Imseng from Saas-Grund and his servant Franz Josef Andenmatten led the Englishman Edward Levi Ames to the summit. Today’s normal route, the northwest flank, was first climbed on 1. August 1860 by Franz-Josef Andenmatten , together with Sir LeslieStephen, F. W. Short, Frederick William Jacomb, C. Fisher, Moritz Anthamatten, Peter Taugwalder and Johann Kronig. See the History section below for more information.

Besides the heavily ascended Normal route,  which is graded F+ (Facile) and has no real difficulties, there are other, more interesting routes . A good example is the Hohlaubgrat , graded AD , along the East ridge of Allalinhorn. This route involves some mixed climbing and is a good, more challenging alternative to the normal route.  Other, less climbed, and more difficult routes are the North-East ridge (AD+) ,  the North-East Face (TD) and the South Wall (AD+, IV) .  See the ‘’Routes’’ section for more detailed information about the routes on Allalinhorn.

Allalinhorn is part of the Mischabel ridge between the Saas Valley in the east and the Mattertal to the west and is part of the Allalin Group  together with 3 other, higher peaks:  Alphubel , Strahlhorn and Rimpfischhorn. Allalinhorn is located 7 kilometers southwest of Saas-Fee and is surrounded by four large glaciers : the Fee-glacier to the North , the Hohlaubgletscher to the east, the Allalingletscher to the southeast and the Mellichgletscher to the southwest. There are four ridges that lead to the summit of Allalinhorn, three of them are covered under a thick ice cap with the exception of the East Ridge – mostly referred to as the Hohlaubgrat . Directly west of Allalinhorn are Feekopf (3888m ) and Alphubel (4206 m) separated by the Feejoch (3826m) and Alphubeljoch (3772m). To the south the Allalinpass (3564 m) separates Allalinhorn from Rimpfischhorn (4199m).

• I Normal Route

• II Hohlaubgrat

• III SW-ridge

• IV NE-ridge

• V Other Routes

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From the summit of Allalinhorn you have fantastic views . In the west the near Rimpfischhorn and Strahlhorn can be seen up close; Also the Monte Rosa, Matterhorn , Weisshorn and  Mont Blanc Massif are visible. In the north you can see  Alphubel and the rest of the Mischabel group with Täschhorn and Dom. In the east you can see Mittelallalin, Saas Fee, Fletschhorn, Lagginhorn and Weissmies . Allalinhorn is really surrounded by many of the major peaks in the Alps and therefore offers one of the best views around.

• Climbing History

In 1828 , Heinrich Michaelis and a guide crossed the Allalin Pass and thereby opened up the route to the south-west ridge. The first ascent of the Allalinhorn via the same ridge only took place 28 years later. On 28 August 1856 , the parish priest Johann Josef Imseng from Saas-Grund and his servant Franz Josef Andenmatten led the Englishman Edward Levi Ames to the summit. Today’s normal route, the north-west flank, was first climbed on 1. August 1860 by Franz-Josef Andenmatten, together with Sir Leslie Stephen, F. W. Short, Frederick William Jacomb, C.Fisher, Moritz Anthamatten, Peter Taugwalder and Johann Kronig. The Bernese high school teacher and historian Heinrich Dübi ascended the summit via the difficult north-east ridge on 27 July 1882 with the guides Alphons and Peter Supersaxo, and then descended via the Hohlaubgrat ridge . This represented the first crossing of both ridges. The Hohlaub ridge was conquered as an ascent for the first time five years later, on 12 July 1887 , by the Englishmen Harold Ward Topham, C. H. Redall and the guide Aloys Supersaxo. A year earlier, Aloy Supersaxo and the Briton C. A. C. Bowlker were the first to climb the south face , a grade IV climb. The first winter ascent of the Allalin was by the Swiss mountaineer R. Bracken, climbing solo, in 1907 . The first ascent on skis was on 17 April of the same year by A. Hurter und Max Stahel, both from Zürich, together with the local mountaineers Othmar and Oskar Supersaxo.

The disclosure of Allalinhorn started as early as 1912 , when the construction of the Britannia Hut was completed. In  1938 , Berghaus Längfluh opened making it the second mountain hut in the vicinity of the mountain .In 1954 a cable car was built to Spielboden , which was extended to  Längfluh (2869m) in 1959. Längfluh is the area between the two tongues of the Fee glacier. In 1969 it was possible to get even closer to the mountain with the construction of the cable car to the Felskinn (2989m). In the 1970s, it was planned to extend the system further to Feekopf (3888m) . This project has been denied a license by the Swiss Federal Council.  As an alternative, the Metro Alpin to Mittelallalin (3456m) was built on what is now a summer ski area. In January 2011, the operating company of the mountain railways announced an expansion to the Feejoch (3826m) , from where the summit could be reached in just 45 minutes. This expansion, fortunately, hasn’t been built to this date.

• Origin of the Name

The name Allalin refers to the area to the east of the summit as well as the mountain itself . There is large dispute about the origin of the name though. The emphasis at the end of the word suggests a pre-German origin . On the other hand, the name Allalin led the archaeologist and writer Christian Moritz Engelhardt to his “Saracen hypothesis” in 1840, according to which Saracens in the 10th century left behind a series of names in the Saas valley and as far as the Simplon area. Engelhardt specifies the name as Alalain and traces this back to the Arabic “ ala ain ” (at the spring ). Another explanation comes from the year 1976. The writer Jules Guex cited a letter from Johann Ulrich Hubschmied, which derived the name Allalin from the Celtic “akarnos” (“maple”). A diminutive, “agarinus” , gradually evolved into “agalin” , which means “small maple” in the Valle Verzasca. This became “ayalin” in the Saas valley, which was not yet Germanised, from which Hubschmied constructed the hybrid form “all’ayalin” , later made into Allalin by the Alemannic settlers. This theory, too, is not widely accepted. Without any historical proof, no definitive explanation exists.

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FACTS ABOUT TRIP

• 1 day Alpine climbing experience at 4000 M
• An easy climb as a first step to the Himalaya
• No technical difficulties
• Climbing gear at disposal from WILD YAK
• Mountaineering experience at 4000 meters
• Guided tour with WILD YAK Team
• Breathtaking panorama
• Last but not least, a direct support to the Himalayan children “ The Butterfly Help Project “

Target the altitude of 4000 meters as a first step to the Himalaya!

Do you dream of flying to the Himalayas but have never reached 4000 meters (13’123ft) yet? And what about being on your first 4000-meter peak in the Swiss Alps?

WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS offers you a new challenge in the heart of the Swiss Alps with an Himalayan ambiance.

Let WILD YAK guide you to the summit of Allalinhorn (4027m/13,211ft). The Allalinhorn is situated in the Mischabel Massif above Saas Fee, in the core of the Swiss Alps. It is known as one of the easier 4000m peaks in the Alps.

A great experience for good hikers to find yourself at the top of your first 4000.   No previous alpine experience required . Just enjoy a 1 day experience of great mountaineering!

Feel free to contact us for any further information and let’s fix a date together! We will be happy to advise you by phone or email.

Meeting in Saas Fee

We meet* in Saas Fee where our WILD YAK mountain Guide will welcome you. Short briefing and checking of the gears. It goes then to 3600 meters with the Metro Alpin to the highest rotating restaurant in the world. From there, your adventure starts with a gentle warm-up hike to the bottom of the ascent of the glacier.

In about two to three hours, you will be able to swallow the 500-meter elevation to the top of the Allalinhorn! From there, look around you and enjoy the breathtaking panorama of the surrounding peaks. We take the same track for the descent as the ascent. It takes about two hours again to reach our starting point at 3600 meters above sea level.

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*The exact time will be communicated to the participants a few days prior to the Tour.

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• Cable car fees (Saas Fee)
• Technical gear (harness, crampons, ice axe) can be borrowed from WILD YAK
• General security material (rope, ice screws, etc.)
• Direct support to the Himalayan children “ The Butterfly Help Project “
• All taxes included

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• Individual arrival (Parking in Saas Fee CHF 14.- / day)
• Individual beverages, picnic and snacks
• Personal expenses
• Insurances accident and cancellation mandatory
• All other expenses not mentioned in the price

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WYE is focusing on small group sizes of participants  because our experience has found this to be the best way to have a successful experience  while providing excellent services . Furthermore, it creates a pleasant ambiance within the group.

Last but not least, WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS’ focus on small groups permits  more flexibility and support  to the participants individually.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

This Tour is quoted as technically easy. It therefore does not require any previous and particular technical skills.

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An basic physical condition, with the ability to carry a backpack, and ascend 3-4 hours per day.

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Norbu Sherpa

Norbu speaks fluently: English, Tibetan, Nepali and Hindi. The vision to empower the young generation and inspire the benefit of traveling to the people are Norbu’s principal aspirations behind the creation of WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS.

Andrea Ursina Zimmermann Sherpa

Andrea speaks fluently: Swiss German, French, German, English (with a little bit of Italian). Believing in high-quality service and responsible tourism, her aim is to give people the opportunity to discover the magnificence of the mountain world and to help support the local people. 

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• From the Mittelallalin summit station (Saas-Fee)

From the Mittelallalin summit station (Saas-Fee) Allalinhorn 4027 m

• Difficulty PD+
• Ascent 2 h, 570 m
• Descent 2200 m
• Exposure NE, W

The route goes up the N side of the Feegletscher. To reach the Feejoch, it travels between a few large transversal crevasses. From Feejoch it goes up the W face. To reach the top, a slight turn to the right must be made .

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Mittelallalin (3456 m)

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Feejoch (3807 m)

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Georges Sanga, active alpinist in both summer and winter, is the author of several ski tour and alpine hiking guides and an editor of the swisstopo ski tour maps. His passion for the mountains, and mountain photography, takes him to every corner of Switzerland.

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• Allalin - My first 4000 metre peak

The majestic Allalin (4027 m.a.s.l.) is the pride of the inhabitants of Saas. The mountain is visible from almost the entire Saas Valley and is illuminated at night during the high season.

Have you ever dreamed of standing on a four-thousand-metre peak?

The Allalinhorn makes it possible! The summit (4027 m.a.s.l.) is considered one of the most impressive mountains in the Saas Valley and is absolutely suitable for budding summiters. With the company of a mountain guide and in good weather, you can climb the Allalinhorn relatively "easily" with a bit of stamina and good surefootedness. It remains a 4000m peak - caution and respect are still the highest commands on the mountain.

Are you ready for the Allalinhorn?

✔️ Are you 16 or older?

✔️ Are you sure-footed?

✔️ 4 hours of high alpine hiking does not bother you?

✔️ You respect the mountain?

If you could answer everything with YES, this is what you can expect:

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