Story:
Hiking to one of the highest cabanes of the Alps, the place to be for alpinism with the Weisshorn and Bishorn just a bit further.
Hiking to one of the highest cabanes of the Alps, the place to be for alpinism with the Weisshorn and Bishorn just a bit further.
Starting point
Zinal village, free parking is available at the end of the village
Story
The last day of our holiday leads us to our highest point: Col de Tracuit 3256m. We start from Zinal with an altitude of 1680m, realizing we have to do 1,5km in height difference on a trail distance of just 8km.
The path is marked well at Zinal witch tells us it will take 4 to 5 hours to get to the Tracuit. The tempo was very good and with just over 4 short stops we reached the Tracuit at noon. The last 200m in height difference and the last kilometer where very time taking with the snow that covered the path and with no clear path visible with all the rocks. Just before arriving at Col de Tracuit a small slope with a chain awaits us, once up there you are on top of the Turtmann glacier, just amasing. We didn't stay long at the cabane, some clouds moved in and it was getting chilly up there.
The return is the same path, again it was paying attention on the first kilometer back due to the snow.
After a few hours we got back to Zinal where we enjoyed our last evening.
Tips:
- Realize that this hike is an endless climb to the col (no flat resting points)
- This climb takes you very high, be sure that the wether is good and that the freezing level is at 3500m or heigher
- Do not take any risks going up so high!
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