Everything for runners
Key programme items
The Aletsch Half-Marathon not only attracts around 2,700 enthusiastic mountain runners from all over Switzerland and abroad, it is also an event that appeals to numerous visitors and guests. Here is the programme of this year’s major running event for both participants and spectators.
Saturday, 28 June 2025
| When? | What? | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| 4 – 6 p.m. | Race bib distribution | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
Sunday, 29 June 2025
| When? | What? | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| from 7.30 a.m. | Race bib distribution | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| from 10 a.m. | Start of main categories | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| from 10 a.m. | Event catering & musical entertainment | Moosfluh, Riederalp & Bettmerhorn |
| 10 a.m. | Start of “Block 1” | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 10.05 a.m. | Start of “Block 2” | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 10.10 a.m. | Start of “Block 3” | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 10.15 a.m. | Start of “Block 4” | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 10.20 a.m. | Start of “Block 5” | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 10.25 a.m. | Start of “Block 6” | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 10.30 a.m. | Start of “Block 7” & Nordic Walking | Upper station of the Bettmeralp aerial cable car |
| 1.30 p.m. | Finish line closed | Moosfluh, Riederalp |
| 3 p.m. | Finish line closed | Bettmerhorn |
| from 2.30 p.m. | Event catering & musical entertainment | Bachtla Sports Centre, Bettmeralp |
| 3 p.m. | Award ceremony | Bachtla Sports Centre, Bettmeralp |
Feedback
Viktor Röthlin
European Marathon Champion 2010
Fantastic. The backdrop, all the spectators, it was really impressive. And when I got to the moraine and saw the glacier, that was it, I was hooked.
