their base, and from here to the first ascent of the expeditions launched Virgin (1811) and Finsteraarhorn (1812 and 1829). It is first a confused monk lying south of the mountain with the Virgin (known Trugberg).
The L�tschental was only with the opening of the L�tschberg a passable starting point for tours, at least from the north.
1894-1912 was the Jungfrau Railway was built, which now saves the detour via the Grimsel, if you will to the Bernese Oberland Jungfrau or the monk. 1913 was also the L�tschberg tunnel and finished with him. still the only consistent links with the Bernese Alps between the Grimsel and Saint-Maurice (now with train) Since that is also accessible from the north L�tschental and provides a third access to the Bernese highlands of the north.
In the east of the Bernese Alps were gradually built after the power plants of the KWO ( R�terichsbodensee , Grimsel , Oberaarsee ).
In the sixties and seventies of the 20th Century was a highway (National Road) over the Rawilpass planned, which has since been re-shelved.
On the southern edge of the Bernese Alps ski resorts developed larger, above Crans-Montana , and of Anzere of Les Diablerets , the cable cars to the Pointe de la Plaine Morte and the Sex Rouge also open up the mountain tops (summer skiing). Also on the southern edge of the eastern Bernese Alps arose smaller ski areas, so in Leukerbad, in the Belalp and Bettmeralp (with Eggishorn ). Wildhorn , and Ebnefluh Rosenegg were as helipads for helicopter skiing reported.
Apart from the Bernese Alps are still accessible practically only to hikers and climbers, through paths and trails and huts by the Alpine Club (especially the SAC), some of which have grown up through the Fr�hjahrsskitourismus, others are deposited against it. In ski mountaineers popular are the Haute Route of the Bernese Alps from the Grimsel Pass on Oberaarjochh�tte that Finsteraarhornh�tte and Konkordiah�tte L�tschental and the
