FKT: Liz Derstine - Via Alpina (Switzerland) - 2026-08-05

Athletes
Route variation
Standard point-to-point
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Female
Style
Self-supported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
5h 17m 40s
Report

Day 1 - July 30: Gaflei to Elm

39.8 miles | 8,061 ft up | 9,964 ft down

Written Report | Strava

Start: 7:30am

End: 7:20pm

Time on feet: 11h 38m

Passes: 1 of 14 - Foopass

Route note: There was a planned detour around a closed section of trail in the Alte Schollbergstrasse area due to falling wood and rocks.

 

Day 2 - July 31: Elm to Altdorf

42.6 miles | 11,184 ft up | 12,776 ft down

Written Report | Strava

Start: 12:15am

End: 4:05pm

Time on feet: 15h 50m

Passes: 2 & 3 of 14 - Richetlipass, Klausenpass

 

Day 3 - Aug 1: Altdorf to Meiringen

41.0 miles | 12,700 ft up | 12,126 ft down

Written Report | Strava

Start: 12:44am

End: 5:20pm

Time on feet: 16h 35m

Passes: 4 & 5 of 14 - Surenenpass, Jochpass

 

Day 4 - Aug 2: Meiringen to Griesalp

42.4 miles | 14,698 ft up | 11,906 ft down

Written Report | Strava

Start: 10:59pm (Aug 1)

End: 5:20pm (Aug 2)

Time on feet: 18h 19m

Passes: 6, 7, & 8 of 14 - Grosse Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg, Sefinenfurgge

 

Day 5 - Aug 3: Griesalp to Lenk

31.9 miles | 11,132 ft up | 12,021 ft down

Written Report | Strava

Start: 2:27am

End: 5:23pm

Time on feet: 14h 56m

Passes: 9, 10, & 11 of 14 - Höhterli, Bunderchrinde, Hahnenmoospass

 

Day 6 - Aug 4: Lenk to Montreux

54.3 miles | 13,915 ft up | 16,275 ft down

Written Report | Strava

Start: 4:32am

End: 1:10am (Aug 5)

Time on feet: 20h 38m

Passes: 12, 13, & 14 of 14 - Trütlisbergpass, Col de Jabari, Rochers de Naye

My watch battery died as I was approaching Rochers de Naye, about 9.73 miles from the finish. However, my Garmin Inreach Mini 2 captured my location and timestamps every 30 minutes from start to finish of the entire route, including my final time at the end of the trail on August 5th at 1:10am. I included the GPX file in this submission for verification.

 

Totals: 252.0 miles | 71,690 ft up | 75,068 ft down