Eggishorn viewpoint, at 2,869 m

What you see from the top

The Eggishorn, at 2,869 m, is the highest of the four viewpoints in the Aletsch Arena and the only one from which the Great Aletsch Glacier can be seen almost in its entirety: the 20 km of ice from the Konkordiaplatz, where the glaciers that feed it meet, to the bend that goes down towards the valley. Behind appear the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau. If you are only going up one viewpoint and want the full view, this is it; if you prefer to see the great bend up close, the Bettmerhorn shows it better.

The building work: what changes until 2028

Aletsch Bahnen is replacing the Fiescheralp to Eggishorn cable car with a new installation. Work began in spring 2026 and is done in the summers so as not to interrupt the winter; the definitive reopening is planned for December 2028, with the 2028/29 ski season. In the meantime:

• Winter: the cable car runs normally in 2026/27 and 2027/28.
• Summer 2027: it only runs from 5 June to 15 August. After that it closes for building work.
• At the top: the circular summit path is closed, and the Grand Tour of Switzerland photo frame cannot be used.
• Accessibility: the viewpoint is not accessible by wheelchair, with reduced mobility or with a pushchair during the works.
• Toilets: very limited at the summit; use those at the valley station.

Do not enter the building site, follow the instructions and expect noise and the odd last-minute change. Before going up, check the Eggishorn project page on the Aletsch Arena website.

How to get up

The base is Fiesch, in the Goms valley, with a Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn station from Brig. In the village the Fiesch – Fiescheralp gondola leaves, climbing to 2,222 m, a car-free mountain village; if you arrive by car, park at the valley station. At Fiescheralp you take the cable car to the Eggishorn. Allow about two hours from Fiescheralp to go up, look in peace and come down, and half a day from Fiesch.

Tickets

The ticket that pays off is the Aletsch Explorer, the Aletsch Bahnen day pass: it includes the ascents from the valley to Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp, the four viewpoints and the train between Brig and Fiesch. Until 12 December 2026 it costs CHF 55 for adults and CHF 27.50 with the Half Fare Card or Swiss Travel Pass, for children aged 6 to 15 and for young people aged 16 to 19; from 13 December, CHF 56 and CHF 28. With a GA travelcard, CHF 18. Dogs travel free. There are also single tickets from Fiesch to the Eggishorn in the Aletsch Arena online shop. The pass is not sold in Brig: buy it online or at the Aletsch Bahnen ticket offices.

At the top

On the summit there is a small restaurant, the Horli-Hitta. Close by starts the Eggishorn via ferrata, only for those with equipment and experience. The rest is looking: the platform faces the glacier and the four-thousanders. It is cold and windy even in August, so go up with a coat, a hat and sunglasses.

From Fiescheralp, too

If the cable car is closed for building work, do not go without the glacier. From Fiescheralp the route to Lake Märjelen leaves, reaching the edge of the ice, and in Fiesch is the guides' centre that organises the guided crossing of the glacier. From Riederalp and Bettmeralp you have the other viewpoints.

With children and if the weather changes

With children it is an easy ascent by transport, but right now you cannot go with a pushchair and the summit has fewer facilities. If there is cloud above 2,800 m you will not see the glacier: check the forecast and the Aletsch Arena cameras before buying the ticket. In a storm the cable cars may stop; do not stay up there if the sky turns nasty.