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About 1hr or so along the glacier you come to a point where you can see the valley’s right-hand wall has a shallow indent with grass-covered slabs at its western end. A sign and marker poles direct you off the glacier here, then with painted waymarks on rocks you pick a route up rough slopes to find a clear path leading upvalley. Crossing one or two streams gain a grassy knoll and at last come to the Lauteraar Hut, which is not seen until just before you reach it.

The SAC-owned Lauteraar Hut has 40 places and a resident guardian during July and September when a full meals service is offered (Tel 033 973 11 10 www.lauteraarhuette.ch). Views are remarkable and justify the effort involved in getting here.

ROUTE 7

Meiringen (595m) – Rosenlaui (1328m)

Start Meiringen (595m) Distance 8km (one way) Height gain 733m Grade 2 Time 3hrs Location SSW of Meiringen

Rosenlaui has a magical ring about it. Snug among the trees at the foot of the Wellhorn on the way to the Grosse Scheidegg, it is very much a climbing centre, with the big walls of the Engelhörner nearby. This approach walk, though steep at first, is none too arduous, and is just one section of a longer crossing to Grindelwald. Since much of the valley is hemmed in by steep mountains and forest, it’s preferable to choose a bright day to tackle this outing, otherwise it can seem unnecessarily gloomy.