The Best Rock Climbing Routes in Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren

This is an ideal first glaciated summit because it's relatively close to civilisation and features no technical terrain. That said, it's high enough that doing it unacclimatised is tough, and climbing it involves crossing some huge glaciers, so only do it when you've got a perfect weather forecast and a few preparation days under you belt....

This is a classic excursion down the longest glacier in the Alps to perhaps the best situated mountain hut in Switzerland. Start the day by riding the Jungfraujoch train up from Grindelwald, through the Eiger's north face, to the Jungfraujoch station....

The Jungfrau is a famous and beautiful mountain with no very easy route to its summit. As described here this is an out and back route from the Jungfraujoch railway. However this is only suitable for very acclimatised and very fit people....

This is one of the most popular 4000 metre peaks because it is easily accessible, not overly technical and incredibly well situated. Despite not being "difficult", the route is very exposed in places so you'll need to be confident scrambling and cramponing surrounded by some pretty impressive drops before taking this on....

Of all the routes on the Eiger the Mittelegi Ridge is possibly the best of the more accessible lines, for several reasons. Beginning with Jungfraujoch railway, steeped in history, as far as Eismeer, this hut approach is a mountaineering route in itself....

Famed worldwide, any ascent of the Eiger is a cherished prize and the Mittelegi Ridge is aesthetically the most pleasing of the ridges on the mountain. In combination with a descent of the S Ridge it makes for a traverse of the highest calibre, as the S Ridge is over very good rock and extremely enjoyable in descent....