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125 year anniversary - Grindelwald Mountain Guides Association"
The association was founded on the 6th of February, 1898 and celebrations will begin on the 6th of February, 2023.
During the course of 2023, there are numerous activities on the agenda for the Grindelwald mountain guides. One of them involves every mountain guide in the association taking the "Jubilee Ice Axe" on a mountain tour and reporting on it.
The celebrations and the journey of the "Jubilee Axe" will come to an end on the 18th of November, 2023. There will be a delegates' meeting of the Swiss Mountain Guides Association and a big mountain guide festival.
The #EispickelOnTour Chronicle
We will publish every tour the forged ice axe is taken on in the form of a small report. Who will climb which mountain remains a surprise, of course.
If you don't want to miss a tour report, sign up for our special anniversary newsletter and we'll notify you as soon as report is published.
There will also be posts on social media using #EispickelOnTour
October 2023
Wanderig ufz Bietehore
Erika und Ruedi Brawand
Alois at the Vorder Tierberg
Mountain tour with anniversary pick Alois on the Vorder Tierberg
Engelhörner Westgruppe
14. Oktober 2023 mit Schönthal Manoach und Heidi Ulrich
Dent de Ruth
#EispickelOnTour mit Sigi Schönthal am 22. Oktober 2023
September 2023
In the Valser valley
The jubilee pickaxe on the road with its creator and manufacturer Ruedi Bhend
August 2023
Wetterhorn
Alois und die schrägen Vögel
Alois at Himalaya
Expedition to a 7000m summit!
July 2023
Aletsch Glacier Hike
Something new for me..
Tour-Week JO 1
Alois on Tour with the Youth.
Matterhorn
3 Grindelwalders on the "Horu".
3 4000m peaks in 3 days
Interesting tours in the Wallis...
June 2023
Team Outdoor on the Jungfrau
The anniversary pick reaches the Jungfrau.
Vernissage
Special exhibition - 125 years Grindelwald Mountain Guides Association
Hut check at Mittellegi hut
The anniversary pick sniffs Eiger air..
May 2023
Journey to Finnmark
If the anniversary ice axe could talk: A story from the far north
April 2023
Team Ski Tour Lötschenlücke
End the winter season on snowed-in glaciers.
Ski Tour SAC Grindelwald
Program changes are part of mountaineering.
IVBV Ski Championships
The anniversay ice axe is present on the IVBV Mountain Guides Ski Championships in Grindelwald.
New mountain guide clothes
Our mountain guides are ready for more adventures in the mountains.
Easter tour - Oberaletschhütte
Today we got serious. Our goal, the Aletschhorn at 4194 m.a.s.l.! We made great progress and after 6.5 hours...
March 2023
Meiringen climbing gym
The anniversary ice axe accompanied four veterans to Meiringen to the climbing hall.
Ski Touring in Slovenia
The first ski tour in Slovenia took us to the valley of Planica.
Jubilee Ice Axe complete's the Basic Skills Course Glacier Ski Touring
Although he was not allowed to participate as an anchor in the snow, he excelled at scoring the T-slot!
February 2023
Monte Cazzola 2330m
Marianne Bomio (hiking leader) was out on snowshoes in the Alpe Devero area (Italy) between 19 and 24 February.
Ski Course with Nepali Mountain Guides
On Wednesday 8th of February, Marianne and I attended the ski course with seven Nepali mountain guides in Disentis...
Founding Assembly
On 6 February 2023, the members of the Grindelwald Mountain Guides Association celebrated the 125th anniversary of the association's founding meeting...
We'll let you know when a new tour has been completed, along with the story, route and photos.
Offizielles Gruppenbild 1898
Offizielles Gruppenbild 2021
