Schilthorn (Piz Gloria) Climber's Log : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost

Schilthorn (Piz Gloria) Climber's Log

boojem - Mar 1, 2024 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1992

Schilthorn

A fun walk with a nice reward at the top.

MikeLJ - Apr 17, 2019 12:24 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009

Easy ascent, long descent.

From the top we went down into the Soustal valley and around to Lauterbrunnen in hot sunny weather.

Jake Robinson - Jul 26, 2016 9:01 pm Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2016

Cool view

Drank a cheap beer outside the James Bond museum, got chewed out by an angry Swiss guy. Hard to beat the views here.

jakegarber - May 9, 2016 7:13 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 2008

High Point of Bernese Alps

Hiked from Gimmelwald up to Mürren, took the lift up from there

teddycricket83 - Aug 9, 2015 4:31 am

So impressed by the view!

Did it with my buddy the Jovial Bison

wanderweg83 - Feb 1, 2014 11:41 am

Heavenly views

I climbed the Schilthorn from Lauterbrunnen during a backpack through the Bernese Alps. My highest summit to date, and by far the most beautiful. My friend and I started early in clouds and fog. About 5-10 minutes after summitting, the clouds parted, giving stunning views all around. As a James Bond fan, I also enjoyed the Piz Gloria quite a bit. One of my favourite memories.

Sawtooth Scott - Aug 3, 2013 12:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 1980

Schilt route

I first climbed the Schilthorn while visiting the Gimmelwald YH when I was 18 in 1980. The hike up via Schilt and down was a blast. In 1984 I toured Switzerland by mountain bike and cycled to Gimmelwald again. This time, after the summit I followed the ridgeline towards the Hundshorn and descended into the Selfinen valley due south and passed through some lovely farmsteads. Passed through Brunli on my way back to Gimmelwald. Fantastic outing, stunning views.

bigbadgoo - Oct 1, 2012 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011

Awesome

Busy at the top

gimpilator - Aug 12, 2012 12:04 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2012

007 - Shaken, Not Stirred

I hiked up from Birg. The route is hardly a scramble but only a rough trail in some places. I did not need to use my hands. The views from this peak are very impressive. We had a sea of clouds.

Lodewijk - Oct 14, 2010 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 1997

Long time ago

Great views towards Eiger, Monch & Jungfrau

Baarb - Oct 13, 2009 3:04 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2000

Surprises

Was hiking in the valley after seeing this amazing waterfall type thing blasting through this cavern only to find there was suddenly this mountain you could get a ride up. The others in my party were less keen on hiking so that's what we took that and had some great views from the top. This is the only mountain in Switzerland I went to that I could track down the name of. Back in my youth I suppose I didn't care quite so much about them.

haishan - Sep 28, 2009 2:12 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 1998

Loved this place

Hiked with the wife from Murren... enjoyed the James Bond experience on top. She's a good sport, but convinced me to take the gondola back down - lucky, given the tremendous thunderstorms that followed shortly later.

ladyjayne - Sep 8, 2009 12:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009

From Gimmelwald

Up in 3h15 from Gimmelwald (via Murren) then ran back down in 1h30 - got some funny looks but had a train to catch. The top was a bit strange after seeing no one the whole walk.

dpryan999 - Dec 9, 2008 8:29 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1995

Route Climbed: from Gimmelwald

Great hike from the Gimmelwald with some mates from the hostel. Spectacular views of Monch, Eiger and Jungfrau. Great fun glissading down.

tleaf - Nov 1, 2008 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2008

Thunder & Lightning

Hmmm. Lots of dangerous weather that day. Only went part-way and took the gondola most of the way for fear of dying from lightening strike on this dirt track so early in our vacation. We plan on returning when there is snow.