Urner Haute Route
The Urner Traverse
Do you like short, sunny ascents and long descents in powder snow? In that case the Urner Haute Route is exactly what you’d love to do! We traverse the “Urner Alps” from Andermatt to Engelberg in five days. Lonely SAC huts with with best food and excellent descents are the features of that tour.
Offer | CHF/person |
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Urner Haute Route, 5 days, 5-6 people | 995* |
4 overnight stays incl. half board “SAC member” | 260 |
4 overnight stays incl. half board | 300 |
+ optional rent Alpine Set (harness, carabiner) | 10/day |
+ optional rent Safety-Set (transceiver, probe, shovel) | 20/day |
+ optional rent Safety-Kit (ABS, transceiver, probe, shovel) | 40/day |
+ optional rent touring equipment (Ski, binding, skins) | 40/days |
The Uri Haute Route can also be linked to other huts. So the difficulties of the daily sections can be adjusted downwards or upwards.
Technical requirements
Very good skiing technique off piste up to moderately steep terrain 35-40°. You can get down everywhere; if not with easy turns, then with sliding sideways… you will not be judged by style.
Ascents up to 1500vm with skins are fun, as long as the descent is worth it! Also short, steep portages (carrying skis on the backpack) are more fun than scary.
You can ascend with ski crampons on a track even if it is a hard in parts. You have practiced the kick turns beforehand and can get around the corners without falling.
Mental & physical requirements
To stand on the skis every day is more exhausting than to do a day tour with 1500m. Even if on the normal Urner Haute Route there are less altitude meters to manage. Prepare yourself well for the touring days with regular training and tours. So the whole thing is much more fun for you. The UHR is technically more demanding than the big classic Chamonix-Zermatt. Alpine technical knowledge is an advantage, but not mandatory.
Basic experience with avalanche beacon, probe, shovel and avalanche prevention would be desirable.
Time frame: Mon-Fri or Wed-Sun
*price includes:Guiding, expenses for the mountain guide
Exklusive: Taxi Engelberg to Realp, huts, food, journey and lift tickets
Dates
Datum | Beschreibung |
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22.11.2024 - 23.11.2024 | Trouble Shooting Camp „Gletscher“ |
31.01.2025 - 02.02.2025 | Big-Mountain Camp „Splitboard Edition“ // Level SPICY & HOT |
14.02.2025 - 16.02.2025 | Big-Mountain Camp „Cozy Titlis“ // Level SPICY & HOT |
28.02.2025 - 02.03.2025 | Big-Mountain Camp „Cozy Titlis“ // Level SPICY & HOT |
17.03.2025 - 21.03.2025 | Urner Haute Route |
24.03.2025 - 28.03.2025 | Urner Haute Route |
24.03.2025 - 28.03.2025 | Urner Haute Route Splitboarder Only |
28.03.2025 - 30.03.2025 | Big-Mountain Camp „Titlis Backside“ // Level HOT & FREAK |
31.03.2025 - 04.04.2025 | Urner Haute Route |
07.04.2025 - 11.04.2025 | Urner Haute Route |
13.04.2025 - 20.04.2025 | Finnmark Norway Ski & Sail |
21.05.2025 - 28.05.2025 | Ski & Sail Expedition Svalbard |
Detailed program Urner Haute Route
1. Tag
From Andermatt ascent to Chli Bielenhorn 2940 M.
Descents to Albert Heim hut 2543 M. SAC
Overnight stay: Albert Heim hut
2. Tag
Hike up to Lochberg 3074 M
Descent to Göscheneralpsee 1792 M.
Ascent to Chelenalphütte 2350 M. SAC
Overnight stay: Chelenalphütte
3. Tag:
Steep ascent in the beginning to Sustenlimmi and then easy going to Sustenhorn 3503 M.
Descent to Steingletscher 1865 M.
Overnight stay: Alpin Center Sustenpass
4. Tag:
Ascent to Fünffingerstöcken 2993 M.
Racy descent to Sustlihütte SAC
Overnight stay: Sustlihütte
5. Tag:
Last ascent to Grassen 2946 M.
1800 M. brilliant Northface descent to Engelberg.
- Backpack (about 30L)
- LVS
- shovel
- avalanche probe
- Touring ski with touring binding
- Ski boots (optimal with rubber sole)
- Ski poles (optimal telescopic poles)
- Skinns
- crampons
- harness
- 1x HMS carabiner
- 1x light ice axe
- sunglasses
- Suncream
- ev. Camera / GoPro
- blister Skiticket
- Half-Fare Card (if available)
- Money for mountain railways, taxi and drinks snacks beverages
- Silk sleeping bags
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Requirements: | good skiing technique | endurance for hikes up to 5h & long descents.
Duration: Mo-Fr or Wed-So
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