Hardly any other valley or mountaineering destination, however well-known, has played such a large part in the development of the Alps and the conquest of famous Alpine peaks and foreign mountains as the Haslital.
Since alpinism began, the Haslital has been a hub for mountain sports and ski touring, with tradition and a degree of variety rarely found elsewhere. Trained mountain guides will accompany you safely to the summits of the Haslital’s fantastic mountain landscape.
Ever since glacier research started on the Unteraar Glacier 150 years ago, the Haslital mountain guides have been very popular. Many of our ancestors have achieved global renown as part of the history of alpinism.
We are proud to continue this tradition and we hope you have many unforgettable mountain experiences.
Grimsel is considered the cradle of guiding. It was from here that glaciologists such as Louis Agassiz and Josef Hugi, with the help of local hunters and shepherds, undertook their first exploratory trips and ascents into the hitherto unknown Bernese Alps. Many mountains and passes were named after these early explorers. Examples include the Scheuchzerhorn, the Agassizhorn, the Studerhorn, the Grunerhorn and the Hugisattel.
One of the first generation of pioneers was Melchior Anderegg, 1827–1914, of Zaun. He was known internationally as the “King of the Guides”. He had an extensive list of first ascents. Jakob Anderegg, 1827–1878, of Meiringen was somewhat less famous than his cousin Melchior, but he was “a daredevil for whom caution was conspicuous by its absence” (quote from Leslie Stephen).
The majority of the four-thousand-metre peaks and the more prominent three-thousand-metre peaks were climbed between 1854 and 1865. During this golden age, it was mainly the English who climbed the Alps with our ancestors. At that time, Meiringen was very popular as a valley resort and was better known than Grindelwald. When Meiringen was rebuilt after the village fire of 1891, the work was partly financed by the Hasli guides’ English guests.
The second generation was shaped by figures such as Johann Fischer, 1834–1874, of Zaun, with his explorations in the Mont Blanc region, and Andreas Maurer, 1842–1882, of Meiringen, who was the first to climb the Biancograt on the Bernina and the first Swiss guide to work as a guide abroad. Johann Jaun, 1843–1921, of Zaun, was in the same league as them. He is the one who said: “Ma möös nid nummen gahn, ma möös o em umhi chun” (“You not only have to walk, you also have to arrive.”)
In 1940, Arnold Glatthard founded the world’s first mountaineering school in the Haslital. Arnold Glatthard was mainly active in the Rosenlaui Glacier and Stein Glacier areas. In the heyday of the mountaineering school between 1950 and 1960, many Americans attended the mountaineering school’s training courses. One of the many guests at the mountaineering school was Sherpa Tensing. Arnold Glatthard had gotten to know him during his visits to India and the Himalayas.
Another well-known guest was Arthur Conan Doyle, who was one of the main reasons why so many Englishmen attended the mountaineering school. Conan Doyle was one of the first ski tourers. During his numerous visits to the Haslital, he discovered the Reichenbach Waterfall, which became the setting for the spectacular conclusion to “Sherlock Holmes – The Final Problem”, featuring a showdown between Holmes and Professor Moriarty. In 1980, Arnold Glatthard passed the baton and moved on from leading the mountaineering school.
Nowadays, mountain guiding is a profession recognised by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. Certain Haslital mountain guides are still actively involved in the Swiss Mountain Guide Association qualification.
Anderegg Marc
+41 79 649 59 85
marc.anderegg@bluewin.ch
Christen Roger
+41 79 455 79 80
christenroger@bluewin.ch
Flückiger Simon
+41 78 756 03 21
simonflueckiger@bluewin.ch
Flühmann Käthi
+41 79 415 19 85
fluehmann@hasliguides.ch
www.hasliguides.ch
Glatthard Yannick
+41 76 475 14 01
yannick@bergsteigerschule-rosenlaui.ch
www.bergsteigerschule-rosenlaui.ch
Kohler Niklaus
+41 79 769 53 30
nik@bergsteigerschule-rosenlaui.ch
www.bergsteigerschule-rosenlaui.ch
Lechner Barbara
+ 78 809 00 10
lechner.barbara@bluewin.ch
www.alpinesaison.ch
Meyer Elli
+41 79 311 40 21
elli.meyer@bluewin.ch
www.ellimeyer.ch
Schild Reto
+41 79 470 03 62 / +41 79 207 75 08
info@hasliberg.ch
www.hasliberge.ch
Schläppi Alex
+41 79 616 11 13
alex@haslialpin.ch
Schläppi Bruno
+41 79 292 68 13
bruno@brunomountain.ch
Schläppi Martin
+41 79 628 29 21
martin-schlaeppi@bluewin.ch
Schläppi Peter
+41 78 859 77 44
oberstein@bluewin.ch
www.gelmerhuette.ch
Schönthal Sigrid & Manoach
+41 79 255 15 52
info@schoenthalguides.ch
www.schoenthalguides.ch
Schürmann Martin
+41 79 358 44 87
info@be-je.ch
www.be-je.ch
Von Bergen Dres
+41 79 310 27 81
andrea.zobrist@bluewin.ch
Von Weissenfluh Urs
Wanderleiter SBV
+41 79 269 47 67
urs.vonweissenfluh@bluewin.ch
Werren Alexander
+41 76 526 11 59
info@alexanderwerren.ch
www.alexanderwerren.ch
Wiegenbröker Jan
+41 79 342 08 14
info@bergfuehrer-jan.ch
www.hasliguides.ch
Zumstein Teddy
+41 79 681 30 53
teddy.zumstein@gmail.com
Willi Christian
+41 78 818 00 78
christian@bergsteigerschule-rosenlaui.ch
www.bergsteigerschule-rosenlaui.ch
Come to the Haslital and we will organise a local mountain guide for you. They will take you to the most beautiful spots in the region and show you the best of the Haslital.
We have a variety of first-class climbing gardens, climbing routes and fantastic climbing tours for you to try. Because it is so varied, the Haslital is probably one of the best places to learn the basics of climbing and mountaineering or to improve your skills.