The Maennlichen Walk & Jungfraujoch - Sat, Aug 4

We walked over from the hotel to the cable car station and rode up to the Maennlichen (7315 ft).

This field trip was over an alpine moor to the bottom on the Jungfrau Mountain, Kleine Schweidegg (6760 ft).

Eiger, Monk and Jungfrau

 From this location there is an excellent view of the majestic Jungfrau mountain range.  Description of the Mannlichen-Kleine Scheidegg walk (easy - except for the last bit- and with dramatic views)

Local guide Doris told us about the Alpine Pines

It was a rough scramble at the end, just before lunch, but I brought up the rear, and I even got a slap on the back from Katrin, as I made the final grade.

Eismeer from the Eigerwand

After an interesting lunch of macaroni, ground beef and french fried onions, I decided to take the plunge and join the members of the group (most of us) to make an independent excursion on the Jungfraubahn to the Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe.  The Jungfraujoch is a col or saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais, inside the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area.

Along the way there many snow sheds and tunnels, and two stops where we could look through windows at the surrounding glacier.  It was a spectacular landscape

Finally we reached the end and spend a wonderful hour or so admiring the glacial view, people watching and looking at the various exhibits such as an ice house with ice sculptures.

Great People Watching Opportunities

Then we took the train back down to Wengen and the hotel.  What a spectacular day!