Thank you!

That must have been funny seeing something so familiar! Thanks for watching and for your good wishes. Injury in 2022 stopped me doing much hiking but I'm back out again which is great. All the best.

Thanks! Worth doing it if you can. Walking down would be quite interesting too given the amazing views back down the valley. Happy hiking!

Haha, glad I'm not the only one!

Thanks for watching! On this hike I was pretty sad to hurry away. My fault for not checking the times properly!

Thank you! Yes, the upper part is great isn't it. I wish I'd filmed more of it to be honest.

@@GavinMetheringham You were probably in 'the zone' as in hicking like a robot with a huge walk behind you, and above say 2500 meters. You'll get that higher altitude pushing-on and don't care thing, lol

No, totally gone except a couple of little patches. Mad!

Thanks Alan. I wish it could be that simply! We have family in Basel so whenever we visit from the UK I try and grab a day or two to hike! Thanks for watching and subscribing.

@@GavinMetheringham Still, the UK is a lot closer than Australia. Our last trip took about 6 months to plan.

@@AlansWoodworking Fair play, that's true! In that sense the Alps are on my doorstep!

Thanks! It's a pretty OK hike in terms of markers. Swiss paths are generally well marked and the painted red/white on this walk were fine but I'd always recommend having a map or some other way to navigate. On the top part there are makers too and the path is defined enough. Knowing what the top part looks like helps for sure! I wasn't sure if it was doable when I was up there but it wasn't as difficult as I thought. Exposed in parts but OK. I'd feel much more confident doing it a second time! My main consideration was the weather and would have had no hesitation going back the way I'd come up if the weather had turned or the cloud had come down or too much snow was remaining higher up. Its a proper mountain! Its a lot of ascent but if reasonably fit and you allow time to enjoy it I think it would probably be OK, weather permitting. (Having a cable car to come back down changes things so much too!!). In terms of alternatives, the area is full of them. I did Niesen two days later and loved that too. Easier but more ascent I think and a funicular that goes to the top. I did a video on that too. But I did Niesen out of curiosity mainly. There's a great resource here: www.journeyera.com/category/switzerland/ which gives loads of hikes around Interlaken, Murren etc like the Eiger trail. Definitely worth a look and plenty that are a bit easier than Schilthorn but still give amazing scenery so might be a good place to start. Switzerland is stunning so wherever you go you'll love it! Happy hiking.

@@GavinMetheringham Thank you so much for the detailed response :) I think I will try to do this hike and take your advice to definitely turn back if the weather takes a turn for the worse. I am a little worried about the top, but like you said - sometimes things look scarier from a distance, then you see the path lay out in front of you when you get closer. I haven't been to Switzerland before and am very excited. Going to step up my running game a bit to prepare for the uphill climb. Thanks for link, going to check that out!!

Hi Kevin. Thanks a lot. I was there at the beginning of August. The path to Rotstockhütte is straightforward, from there to Rote Hard is just steep. The last section is definitely exposed in places. It has hand holds and cables and ultimately is considered a Swiss white-red-white hike (so T2 (mountain hiking) /T3 (challenging mountain hiking)) but not Alpine hiking. Having said that, when it is exposed it is properly exposed and I wouldn't want to do it in windy conditions or with snow on the ground. But that's me. I've not done loads of this kind of walk. From the ladder to the top you'll notice I didn't film much which for me is an indication I was focused on climbing safely. That part felt a bit intense. Biggest factor is the weather. Good weather I think it's OK. Hope that helps a little.

Cheers Will. Glad you enjoyed it. Its a great walk.

Thanks. My overwhelming lack of fitness made it hard to tell! 😄....But seriously, no I didn't really notice it as I got higher.

Hi. Glad you enjoyed it! My watch said 7hrs 12mins, But, I was back and forward, sitting for timelapses and going slow. So I think 6hrs-6.5hrs would do it. The scenery is stunning so avoid being squeezed for time if you can.

Wow! That's some dedication! I would love to hear someone play an alpine horn on a mountainside - the sound would carry for miles!

Cheers. So it's the top part that's a bit sketchy but if the weather is ok - no risk of rain and not windy - and you're comfortable on the terrain then I'd say go for it. It looks worse than it is I think because you can't really see from a distance where you actually walk. But the path is visible as you go. I was by myself and that never helps - the doubts creep in!! There wasn't any point I had to scramble. The part from the hut to the ridge is just steep. The only concern would be snow so I would suggest hiking poles if you have them. I was glad I had mine. The only other thing was I was willing to turn around at any point and walk back down. It was such a great hike I didn't feel like I needed to get to the top if the weather did close in. It felt like a grown up hike not to mess around with! I don't have loads of experience and am not especially fit but it was ok. And one of the best bits is you can chill on the top and get a drink and a ride down so taking your time going up is totally doable (as long as you get up there before the last cable car down!) Hope that helps.

@@GavinMetheringham Awsome, thanks for that detailed reply. We just may do this! Booking places now, can’t wait for our trip. Cheers

I did another walk that was not quite as epic but I loved it. If you Google it the pictures are pretty cool - Mt Niesen. Video also on my channel - my first video actually. More ascent - 1700m rather than 1300m but no sketchy bits, just a lush hike and a cable car down. Could be an option. And it's 2362m high instead of 2970m so snow not an issue in summer. Back up plan maybe although there are great walks all over that area. Hope to get back there this summer.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. The Eiger is incredible isn't it. I went to Grindelwald a couple of years ago and took the cable car up to First. Have to say I found the scale of the mountains up close quite powerful.

Thanks. It was 17,683 steps. 13.55km. Total time was 7hrs 12mins but moving time was 3hrs 12mins. Total ascent 1406m, descent 148m (me going up and down filming myself accounts for the descent mainly and some ascent). I think the moving time was more than that in reality - maybe 3hrs 45mins but not as much as 4hrs. Hope that helps.

Great information! Thanks

Wow! That's a full day!! How different was it in the opposite direction?

@@GavinMetheringham Going down was pretty scary to he honest. My mom and I got to the top of the mountain at exactly 18:00 but didn't realize that the cable car actually closed at 17:55 (yes, we missed it by 5 minutes 🤦‍♂️). We instantly panicked because were extremely tired from the hike up, and were out of food and water. We climbed up without any hiking equipment, and just regular running shoes. My mouth was extremely dry and I was fully expecting water to be at the top, but the building was closed. After the door to the building wouldn't open and after finding out that the cable car was closed, we wasted no more time and just stared making our way down as fast as we could. By the time we got to the stream by the rocks we were so thirsty that we actually decided to fill our bottles up with the river water. I was scared to drink the water because I didn't think it was clean so I just put it in my mouth, swirled it around a bit and then spit it out, over and over. We kept pushing until we made it to the restaurant, and then we filled our bottles up there with cleaner water. At this point we knew we would make it back to our hostel safely, but that if would still be a long hike. We ended up making it back to our hostel at around 22:30, because it was even further than Murren. What a day

@@marshlake74 wow, incredible. But what an experience (maybe not at the time but looking back!) I was so glad to catch the last cable car. I don't think my knees would have coped!!

Stunning aren't they! The views all the way were incredible. Such a beautiful area. Thanks for your comment.

Thank you! The entire hike took 7hrs 12mins and I started about 9.30am and finished about 5pm. But my Garmin recorded me as moving for only 3hrs 12mins. I think the walk for someone reasonably fit would be 3.5-4hrs. I had no pressure on time, was filming it and was just enjoying it so spent a lot of time not moving forward!

@@GavinMetheringham ah thanks a lot for your response Gavin! And i van imagine that while filming and enjoying views it takes a bit longer ;). This hike is high on our list so hope to be doing it in late summer. Thanks for the awesome video!

Thanks for your comment. It was mid- August so you should be fine, and you'll have a great time. I think it will be on hiking apps but I don't use any. The key bit is to make sure the route goes via Rotstockhutte. Any route to Schilthorn via there will be fine. Actually I got the idea from this guy. Good source of info... www.journeyera.com/murren-schilthorn-hike/

Thanks Jeff. Murren doesn't allow cars so you would have to get the cable car up. Costs about CHF 25-30. The cablecar down was CHF 45-50 one way

Thank you! I keep seeing new areas I want to visit in Switzerland! Such an incredible country. Have a great TMB next year!

Thanks. It was about 7.5hrs but I stopped many times and was happy to take all day. I think 5-6hrs would be comfortable, maybe 4hrs if you just wanted to get to the top.

Hi, it was I August last year. Thanks for watching.

Cheers. Yes, it's well-marked but there were a couple of places I needed to look closely on the middle section. Kids...depends on age and hiking experience I think. First part is straight forward, second part needs stamina but I stopped loads as the views were so good. It's just steep. The third part needs a bit of courage and good weather. Took me 7hrs from top to bottom but my moving time was about 3.5hrs. I'm never in a rush!!

@@GavinMetheringhamis 7 hrs all together up and down?

Just up. But if you're just walking, not filming/timelapsing, stopping all the time etc, 7-8hrs up and down is probably about right.

Hi. It's a Garmin Fenix 5 plus. Thanks for watching.

Hi Lilly. Thanks for watching. I did it on 11th August.