A gondola ride above Grindelwald to a steel walkway pinned to the cliff, with the Eiger, Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn lined up across the valley. Then choose how to get down.
First sits on the north side of the Grindelwald valley, facing the great walls of the Eiger, Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn. A gondola from the village rises to the top station at 2,168 metres.
Beside the station, the Cliff Walk is a steel path bolted to the rock, ending on a platform that juts out over the drop.
From the top, the walk to Bachalpsee takes about an hour on a wide path. The lake mirrors the peaks on still mornings.
The rest of First is about the ride down. The First Glider swings you down like an eagle, the First Flieger zipline drops to Schreckfeld, and mountain carts and Trottibike scooters roll down the road to Grindelwald.
A full summer day from Grindelwald.
Ride the 25-minute gondola up to First.
Walk out on the steel path to the viewing platform over the drop.
Walk to the lake for the reflections of the Schreckhorn and Finsteraarhorn.
Choose the First Glider or First Flieger for the fast way down.
Roll down the farm road by mountain cart, then Trottibike to the village.
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Train from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald, then a short walk to the First gondola station.
Combo tickets bundle the gondola with the rides; rail passes give discounts on the lift.
The Cliff Walk is busiest from 10am; the first gondolas are quiet.
Bernese Oberland practical notes →Photographs from Wikimedia Commons and Pexels under their licences.
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