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IAESTE Zermatt Weekend
July 22-23, 2006
Valais (Wallis in German)
With the 10 higest mountains in Switzerland - all over 4,000m - this scenic canton offers pinnacles of pleasure. A certain supply of snow plus challenging slopes makes the Valais region one of the most popular in the world for skiing. The surrounding countryside is also worthwhile exploring, the scenery is amazing in a rugged kind of way!
Julius Ceaser was an early "tourist". Historians fail to account whether he packed his skis, but we do know the Roman leader brought an army to conquer the Celtic community living in the valley.
Zermatt...One word says it all: Matterhorn. The legendary peak towers over the town. We wont exactly climb the matterhorn, but we will go to Klein Matterhorn to see some spectacular views of the great peak and the Gornergrat glacier..Klein Matterhorn is the highest viewing platform in Europe at approx 3,800m.
On Sunday we will visit the Aletsch Glacier...the largest glacier in the alps, stretching from Jungfrau in the Berner Oberland to a plateau above the Rhone valley. We will visit Eggishorn, regarded as one of the best viewing points for the glacier, followed by a walk back down Fiesch to the valley floor. (notice...its all downhill :-) )
Check out the Google Map to get an idea of where we will go! Map of the valley
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Program:
| Saturday, July 22 |
- Start: 10:50 in Brig train station
- Arriving in Zermatt at 12:30
- Deposit the luggage at the hostel
- Visiting of Klein Matterhorn
- Lunch at glacier paradise, returning around 16:30
- Dinner around 18:30
- Night activity
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| Sunday, July 23 |
- Wake up
- Check out until 10:00
- Moving to Brig/Fiesch Eggishorn
- Hiking!
- Back to Brig at about 19:00
- Back in Zurich around 22:00
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Hostel:
The world-famous Matterhorn, or "Horu", peeps directly into the rooms of the youth hostel at the edge of Zermatt village. It is not just the first-class location that is exclusive, however, but also the youth hostel itself. Among the most modern of its kind in the world, it welcomes internationl guests of every age. Check out the webpage!
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Train Connections
We suggest the following trains to go to Brig. Meeting point for all participants is in Brig at 10:50! For anyone travelling from Zurich we will meet in Zurich HB at the meeting point at 07:45.
Please note that you have to buy your own ticket to Brig and the way back! The train tickets from Brig to Zermatt are provided by IAESTE.
Trains on Saturday:
| Sargans | Brig | 06:39 - 10:42 | Change in Zurich & Bern |
| Baden | Brig | 07:47 - 10:42 | Change in Olten |
| Zürich HB | Brig | 08:00 - 10:42 | Change in Bern |
| Basel SBB | Brig | 08:00 - 10:42 | Direct |
| Geneva | Brig | 08:50 - 10:46 | Direct |
| Bern | Brig | 09:06 - 10:42 | Direct |
| Lausanne | Brig | 09:27 - 10:46 | Direct |
Trains on Sunday:
| Brig | Lausanne | 18:53/19:45 - 20:40/21:32 | Direct |
| Brig | Geneva | 18:53/20:14 - 21:24/22:11 | Direct |
| Brig | Zurich HB | 19:03/19:18 - 21:28/22:00 | Direct (19:18) |
| Brig | Sargans | 19:03/19:18 - 22:35/23:19 | Bern & Zurich |
| Brig | Baden | 19:03/19:18 - 21:37/22:11 | Bern & Olten |
| Brig | Basel SBB | 19:03/19:18 - 21:33/21:59 | Bern |
| Brig | Bern | 19:03/19:18 - 20:35/20:54 | Direct |
For further information on train connections check: rail.ch
Bring with you:
- Lunch for Saturday
- Warm clothes for Klein Matterhorn
- Good hiking shoes (waterproof)
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Swimming suit, towel
- Money
- (Alcohol)
- Small bag for hiking
- Water for the hike
- Train ticket from your home town to Brig
No sleeping bag is needed!
Cost:
| GA | CHF 75.- | Price without train ticket (not necessary because of GA) |
| 1/2 | CHF 125.- | Price with a half-fare ticket (Halbtax-Abonnement) |
| Full | CHF 165.- | Price with full-price train ticket |
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| Surcharge | CHF 35.- | Additional cost if you are a guest (not from IAESTE or ESN) |
Please bring the exact amount of money so that the payment can be done fast. We will collect the money on the train from Bern to Brig as we need the money for buying the adventure cards in Brig.
Travel expenses to come to Brig and going back are not included!
Included in the price:
The following things are included in the price:
- Hostel
- Dinner
- Breakfast on Sunday
- Lunch on Sunday
- Trip to Klein Matterhorn
- Aletsch glacier trip
- All transports during the weekend (except from your home town to Brig and back)
Number of participants and registration
Please register for this event between 2006-07-10 12:00 and 2006-07-14 17:00 (registration exclusively electronically and in the given time frame, valid e-mail address required; link for registration published here during this time).
The first ones to do so who fit in our group of up to 40 people (including helpers) are in! If the list of participants is already filled up, you can still register. You are then added to the waiting list, and with a bit of luck you can still join!
Further details
If you have any question, feel free to ask us! Send an e-mail to zermatt2006{-at-}iaeste{.}ch*.
We are looking forward to having a good time together with you!
Brian Sheehy, Varun Reddy
for IAESTE LC Zurich
*Replace '{-at-}' by '@' and '{.}' by '.' in the e-mail address.
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