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– On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen – Wengen, part 1

by WaterGirl|  March 22, 20235:00 am| 17 Comments

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Before I continue, I have to note that traveling from Chamonix to Grindelwald, we took six trains. We only had to wait between 5 and 20 minutes for each one.

Männlichen is a mountain that separates Grindelwald from Lauterbrunnen. It has excellent views all around, especially of the mountains that dwarf it, the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. At a pass between here and the higher mountains is Kleine Scheidegg, where a cog railway connects the 2 valleys.

For this hike we took a gondola up from Grindelwald to Männlichen. From there we would walk a short spur trail called the Royal Walk, then turn around and head towards Kleine Scheidegg, then up to where the Eiger Express from Grindelwald drops off people off to get on the train to the Jungfraujoch (a spectacular viewpoint like Aiguille du Midi, but we didn’t go to this one), or to hike or climb or see the Eiger Glacier. After having lunch up there, we continued down to Wengen, a lovely town perched about 1,500 feet above Lauterbrunnen. From there we took a gondola back up to Männlichen and another back down to Grindelwald.

Today we’ll cover up to lunch time.

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 9

Views to the peaks behind Lauterbrunnen valley. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 8

Looking ahead at the Royal Walk. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 7

Here we get the view down into Lauterbrunnen. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 6

As we turn toward the big peaks, the Mönch’s peak gets exposed, but the Eiger and Jungfrau on each side remain hidden. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 5

Looking down the other side to Grindelwald, where we were staying. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 4

A flower with a bee. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 3

Now the Eiger is in view, and here’s are the historic ascents. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 2

Approaching the Eiger Glacier, we can now see the Jungfrau and Silberhorn (that’s the snowy triangle, below and to the right). Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1 1

Looking up at the Mönch and the Eiger Glacier. At the bottom it’s hard to tell where the glacier stops as the dirt and rocks that were inside end up on top of it as it recedes. Embiggen

- On The Road – BigJimSlade – Hiking in the Alps, Chamonix and Grindelwald 2022, Männlichen - Wengen, part 1

Our view (of Jungfrau and Silberhorn, again) for lunch. Only a couple other people occasionally milled about – we had it to ourselves! Embiggen

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17Comments

  1. 1.

    Baud

    March 22, 2023 at 5:45 am

    Wow.

  2. 2.

    eclare

    March 22, 2023 at 6:04 am

    Amazing photos.

  3. 3.

    Spanky

    March 22, 2023 at 7:23 am

    I really need to plan a trip to this Embiggen place. Great views!

  4. 4.

    Kevin

    March 22, 2023 at 8:09 am

    Thanks for sharing. This trip looks amazing.

  5. 5.

    Poe Larity

    March 22, 2023 at 8:25 am

    Back in 2009 or so, this trip was cheaper than a week at a High Sierra camp. And no lotto. Still have dreams about this range.

    This UK guy planned it all out:

    http://www.ibextreks.com

  6. 6.

    Doug

    March 22, 2023 at 8:45 am

    The Eiger Nordwand is such a monster, omg.

  7. 7.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2023 at 9:03 am

    That second-to-last photo, wow, I have no words.

  8. 8.

    Ken

    March 22, 2023 at 9:14 am

    Gorgeous pictures.

    But where are they really? I refuse to believe “Grindelwald,” “Jungfrau,” and “Männlichen” are real places, not from some (possibly-pornographic) Harry Potter knock-off.

  9. 9.

    cintibud

    March 22, 2023 at 9:23 am

    Love the pictures! Thanks

  10. 10.

    Yutsano

    March 22, 2023 at 9:47 am

    The majesty of mountains always gives me awe. But for some reason the bee on the flower is standing out to me in this series.

  11. 11.

    cope

    March 22, 2023 at 10:46 am

    Wonderful pictures, what a great trip, thanks.

  12. 12.

    StringOnAStick

    March 22, 2023 at 11:14 am

    We did this same trip 12years ago and before we had a decent camera so thank you for the wonderful photos!

    Most Americans know of the Eiger thanks to that cheesy sexist Clint Eastwood movie, when there is actually a huge body of excellent literature about the history of alpinism on this mountain.  Nowadays it is mostly only climbed in the winter because of dangerous rock fall during the warmer months.

  13. 13.

    BigJimSlade

    March 22, 2023 at 11:39 am

    @Poe Larity: From a first glance at the 2018 self guided highlights, it looks like they went where we went, or where we are tempted to go next time :-)

  14. 14.

    BigJimSlade

    March 22, 2023 at 11:40 am

    Thanks for the nice words everybody!

  15. 15.

    TriassicSands

    March 22, 2023 at 12:54 pm

    In 1971, I soloed the Mönch in August. It looked nothing like this photograph (second to last). The route I did on the north face was almost completely snow and ice. Now, it is almost entirely rock. How could that possibly be explained? Certainly not by any changes in climate.

  16. 16.

    Matt

    March 22, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS LARRY? :P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCcKBcZzGdA

  17. 17.

    Dan B

    March 22, 2023 at 4:58 pm

    These photos are much more evocative than what I’ve seen before which is usually just photos from the roads and trains.  Kudos!

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