Alphubel is an interesting mountain. Next to the Täschhorn and Dom, it looks kinda like their chubby little brother. For sure it's not as magnificent pyramid of a mountain as those two beauties, but the west face and its ribs from Zermatt are nevertheless very impressive. Its eastern ice wall looks a bit more tame when viewed from Saas-Fee. At least until you take the cable car up to Längflue and realise how massive the Fee glacier actually is. The Feegletscher is torn up like an old newspaper, so the normal route currently (summer 2023) bypasses everything "interesting" in a massive arc towards the left. As you trudge across the endless ice fields, you'll realise why Alphubel is probably more often climbed on skis during the winter. On foot, it just seems like neverending trek. A trek that can however be done just in time between the first and last cable car. Well... if you are fast and enjoy VERY wet snow. Seriously (as always) it's better to start much earlier when the snow is more firm. Then again it can be done even in that soft slush. Just watch out for crevaseses. Other than that the ascent is quite straightforward and slope of the ice is nothing dramatic.
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