Schilthorn

" Piz Gloria " on the Schilthorn

The Schilthorn is 2973 meters, the highest peak of the Bernese Alps, ie the Bernese Alps north upstream mountains. It has been developed from Stechelberg and Mürren by a cableway.

Situation and outlook

The Schilthorn is between the upper Lauterbrunnen valley and the upper Kiental. Its peak is, however, advanced so that it drains on all sides there against the Lauterbrunnen valley. Since the construction of the cable car to the summit is built over the mountain station and a revolving restaurant and therefore alpinistically hardly of interest. The panorama is divided into two parts as on many mountains of the Bernese Alps: In the south and beyond the Lauterbrunnen Valley dominates the main chain of the Bernese Alps; in the north and west the view is free of the numerous lower peaks of the Bernese Alps across the Jura, the Vosges and the Black Forest.

Cableway

Since 1967, several consecutive aerial cableways from Stechelberg lead into four sections to the Schilthorn:

• Stechelberg - Gimmelwald
• Gimmelwald - Murren
• Mürren - Birg
• Birg - Schilthorn

On the longest section Mürren - Birg the cable car overcomes a difference in altitude of 1039 meters. The ride from the station in Stechelberg to the summit takes 32 minutes.

The Panorama Restaurant Piz Gloria and on the slopes of the Schilthorn to April 1969 the James Bond movie turned "On Her Majesty's Secret ". Prior to the construction of the top restaurants was stalled, as the summer of 1967 ran out of money. The plan, there to make a James Bond film, should have then helped in the further financing. 125 000 U.S. dollars to the production company for the use of the building and the construction of the heliport have paid.

On December 29, 2004, one suspension cable, partial tear occurred at the lower section until 2003 renewed this track on one of the support cables used since 1965. All 53 passengers were rescued by helicopter, the operation was stopped for the necessary renewal of the ropes for weeks.

Milestones of Schilthornbahn:

1961 issue of the license

1962 The Schilthorn Cableway AG

1963 Start of construction

1965 Opening of the first three sections

1967 Opening of the leg Birg -Schilthorn

1968 filming of " Her Majesty's Secret "

1969 Opening revolving restaurant " Piz Gloria "

1987 new transport cableway Stechelberg -Mürren

1988-90 expansion revolving restaurant " Piz Gloria "

1993 Commissioning Chair Muttleren and Kandahar

1995 New panoramic cabins on the sections 1, 2 and 4

1998 new chairlift Schiltgrat

1999 Renovation funicular / expansion Restaurant Allmendhubel

2000 remodeling transport cableway Stechelberg -Mürren

2001 new chairlift Maulerhubel

2002 Construction of reservoir / Stage 1 snowmaking project

2003 New panoramic cabins Section 3

2006 Construction of the detachable 4-seater chairlift Riggli

2009 Construction of the detachable 4-seater chairlift Winteregg

2009 Construction of the 2-seater chairlift Allmiboden

Access paths

The Schilthorn can be climbed from all sides on alpine paths, especially from Mürren forth across the East Ridge and West Ridge from Kiental over the insured.

Ski runs

From the Schilthorn leads in winter a prepared "black" slopes down to Murren, from which branches off a not regularly maintained variant direction Winteregg and Lauterbrunnen.

Regular events

Inferno downhill race

The hottest and most popular ski race in the world, the Inferno Race, takes place annually on or around January 20. The route this unofficial World Endurance Championship leads, depending on snow conditions from the Schilthorn to Lauterbrunnen. The best create this 16 km stretch in 13:20 minutes.

Inferno Triathlon

Every year in August, the Schilthorn is the goal of the Inferno Triathlon, which leads from Lake Thun several ascents and descents, overall there are 5500 meters in altitude gradient to deal with.