Safety

Avalanche equipment, training and experiences needed. Crampon, ice axe, rope (30 m is OK) and basic climbing skills necessary.

• Avalanche reports and snow levels: Avalanche.report or White risk.

• Weather forecast: Meteo Suisse or MeteoBlue (more optimistic).

• Mountain Rescue: 1415 in Valais region (Air-Glaciers), 1414 (Air-Rescue Rega) elsewhere in Switzerland.

Transportation

• Trains and buses

Maps

Swiss topo map with ski tours (Android, iOS free, including offline — thanks Swiss Administration!)

Huts

Tierbärgli took credit card, Voralp took cards, but with a surcharge extra