professional mountain guide service
                                          DIABLERETS - KANDERSTEG SKI TOUR.


Spring 2009:

Day 1: Meet in leysin review gear, condition

Day 2: Transfer to les Diablerets, ride the lift to Diablerets glacier and start the tour, traverse to Gelten hut,  via
Arpelistock, 3,035m. Night at Gelten hut.

Day 3: From Gelten hut to Wildhorn hut via  the Wildhorn, 3,246m.

Day 4: From the Wildhorn hut to Wildstrubel hut via the Schniderhorn 2,937m.

Day 5: From Wildstrubel hut to Gemmi pass hotel. We will traverse the Plaine Morte, Climb the Wildstrubel 3,243m. and
enjoy a great descent to Lammerzee.

Day 6: Gemmi pass to Kandersteg via the Stegpass and down to Ueschinen,Kandersteg. Hotel in Kandersteg for  the
nigth.


Difficulty:
This tour crosses the first part of the Berner Oberland, each day are easy to moderate  This tour


Tour dates
End of February -  March - April , 2009


Cost spring 2009       Minimum 5 persons

$ .............................      Per person


Service include:

Professional Bilingual guide & expenses
Transportation: Leysin to Les Diablerets glacier
Mountain Huts  nights, with breakfast and dinners.
Group technical equipment. First aid kit, ropes, radio, rescue sled, repair kit.


Service does not include:

Picnic lunches, snacks
Hotel Nights and meals in Leysin
Personal gear
Rescue insurance
Incidentals


MEETING: we will meet in leysin or Les Diablerets. Please let me know of your travel plan and I will help you book a hotel.
The hotel availability may vary base on the number of nights you will be staying.


Ski Mountaineering Equipment List

Technical gear:

Transceiver/Shovel/probe
Harness & Prussiks
2 Locking carabiners
Ice axe (short 40 to 50 cm.) & Crampons

Personal gear:

Alpine Touring skis with AT bindings or telemark skis
Alpine Touring boots or telemark boots (make sure they fit well)
Ski crampons / Adjustable poles / Climbing skins
Snowboard package. (I recommend the split board system)
Back pack (45L)
Warm Hat (wool or fleece) & Sun hat or visor
Sunglasses & Goggles (flexible and carrying case)
Light weight gloves  (fleece) & Heavy weight gloves or mittens w/ Goretex shells
Neck gaiter or scarf

Layering system:

Light, Mid weight Capilene underwear - Zip-T (turtleneck) top and bottoms (1 set)
Warm socks and liners (2 sets)
Sweater or Synchilla fleece jacket/ pullover
Jacket - Goretex with good hood & Ski pants and  Goretex pants
Cotton T- shirt  - for hut (1)
Down coat is not useful but if you do bring one, make sure it is very compact. Better to use a puffball style.


Other items

Camera, film & batteries / Sunscreen & lip screen
Personal items - toothbrush, toothpaste, handi-wipes
Extra pair of prescription glasses or contacts (and contact solutions) - if applicable
Prescription medication / Small first aid kit - aspirin, Advil, moleskin, tape
Head lamp & batteries
Water bottle - Nalgene (1) and Thermos - unbreakable
Ear plugs / Passport
Money for extra food and incidentals in huts
Lunches and snacks for the tour
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