The Konkordia Hut (
German
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**Ger ...
: ''Konkordiahütte'') is a
mountain hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...
of the
Swiss Alpine Club
The Swiss Alpine Club (german: Schweizer Alpen-Club, french: Club Alpin Suisse, it, Club Alpino Svizzero, rm, Club Alpin Svizzer) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 s ...
, located north of
Fieschertal
Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie and Wirbul.
History
Fieschertal is fi ...
in the canton of
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...
. The hut lies above
Konkordiaplatz
The Konkordiaplatz or Concordia Place (French: Place de la Concorde), is a flat area of snow and ice lying just to the south of the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the junction of four large glaciers coming down ...
, the point of convergence of several
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
s in the great
Aletsch Glacier
The Aletsch Glacier (german: Aletschgletscher, ) or Great Aletsch Glacier () is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about (2014), has about a volume of (2011), and covers about (2011) in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss ca ...
system of the
Bernese Alps
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, photo_caption=The Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau
, country= Switzerland
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, parent= Western Alps
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, l ...
. It is located at a height of 2,850 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Fülbärg.
Access
Because of its location, the hut is long way from villages (6 hours from
Fiescheralp
Fiescheralp (also known as ''Kühboden'', literally "cows' floor") is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, situated above Fiesch at an elevation of above sea level. It is the highest of the three car-free resorts lying on the southern ...
, 10 hours from
Fafleralp). The shortest way starts at the
Jungfraujoch
The Jungfraujoch (German: lit. "maiden saddle") is a saddle connecting two major 4000ers of the Bernese Alps: the Jungfrau and the Mönch. It lies at an elevation of above sea level and is directly overlooked by the rocky prominence of the Sphinx ...
railway station (4 hours). All access routes are via the
Aletsch Glacier
The Aletsch Glacier (german: Aletschgletscher, ) or Great Aletsch Glacier () is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about (2014), has about a volume of (2011), and covers about (2011) in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss ca ...
. The hut lies approximately 150 metres above the level of the ice.
The hut can be reached by stairs or via an unsecured steep path from the level of ice.
References
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Swisstopo
Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French language, French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ufficio fed ...
topographic maps
External links
* {{Official website, URL=http://www.konkordiahuette.ch/index.php?lang=en
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Mountain huts in Switzerland
Mountain huts in the Alps