Hiking in the Hérens Valley (VS)
The VD-VS Chapter invites you to a family hike in the Ferpècle region (Val d'Hérens) with our guide and glaciologist Amédée Zryd, PH'85, former member of the VD-VS branch committee and President of the “La Maison des Alpes” Foundation in Les Haudères. The detailed program will follow, and registration will open in July.
In the event of bad weather, the outing will be postponed until Saturday, August 23.
Ferpècle is a dispersed settlement in the upper Val d'Hérens in Valais, Switzerland, upstream of Les Haudères, at between about 1,700 m and 1,800 m elevation, spanning a distance of about 5 km along the Borgne de Ferpècle stream. Like Les Haudères, it is part of Evolène municipality. Individual settlements of Ferpècle are Seppec, Pra Floric, Renoillin and Salay.
Ferpècle serves as starting-point for a number of alpinist excursions, including Ferpècle Glacier and Mont Miné Glacier. Until the 19th century, these two glaciers were still connected, reaching down to just above Salay (1,766 m). Since the later 19th century, the glacier has retreated and become separated into two non-contiguous parts, forming the two sources of the Borgne de Ferpècle. At 1,880 m, a dam was built in 1964 to prevent floods.
For the Chapter EPFL Alumni VD-VS
Jürg Furrer, CGC’83, President Committee Chapter VD-VS
Aurélie Flandi, PH’15, Vice President Committee Chapter VD-VS
Michèle Berner, MX’07, Secretary Committee Chapter VD-VS
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