Britannia Hut and the Allalinhorn

Because we had stayed in Saas Grund for the night we were given a Burgener pass, which allowed us free transport within the valley for one day, so we left the car in Saas Grund and got the bus up to Saas Fee. From there we caught the Felskinn teleferique and walked to the Britannia Hut, which was only about 45 mins. We headed to the glacier in the afternoon to look at the beginning of our route for the morning and do some safety training.

The Britannia Hut was’t quite as good as the Almagellar, but still great for an Alpine hut in the mountains! I’ve stayed in it a couple of times before when I was younger, it has been extended and modernised over the years to accommodate the number of people visiting.

The next day we woke at 4am with a plan for breakfast, but there was a foot of fresh snow outside, so we went back to bed till 7am breakfast. We walked back to the Felskinn teleferique and took the Metro Alpin to the top station, from there we walked to the summit of Allalinhorn (4027m) on the ordinary route, it took us about 3 hours. Then we went back down to Saas Grund to pick up the car, and we were lucky enough to be able to take a quick shower in the B & B where we had stayed, before we drove round to Chamonix.