Grimselpass
	Height	Climbing height
	2165m	1571m (Meiringen) 408m (Gletsch); 818m (Ulrichen)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	South 2-3 (5); North 3-4 (5)	4 (5)
How to get there	In the north it is a long and varying climb from Meiringen (594m) (or Innertkirchen (625m)). It is never very steep. From the south one could start at Ulrichen (1347m) or Gletsch (1757m) if coming from the Furkapass. It is slightly steeper near the end on this side, but it is also a shorter climb.
Other comments	The pass has a lot of traffic, but it is not too annoying and the landscape is mostly interesting and beautiful, especially on the north side. At one place on the north side there is a long tunnel with an alternative road (also paved) going on the outside and it is a very nice alternative, with a deep gorge on the side. People were mountainclimbing down there as I passed. There are huge dams on the north side. Near the top the road is very nicely hairpinned on both sides of the pass. The pass itself has a shop and a bar (I think). There is also a beatiful lake in nice scenery. The view on the south side looking in the direction of the Furkapass is grand and an almost archetypical view of road serpentines in the Alps. Water should not be a problem. [CH-BE-2165b]