On foot · Gruyère · August 2026
The Moléson, twice over
A reconnaissance in the June heatwave, then the big weekend at the end of August: the annual walk of the Kilimanjaro friends, organised this year by the family.
- Date
- August 2026
- Distance
- 14.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 965 m
- Walking time
- 4 h 24 min
- Summit
- Moléson · 2,002 m
The route · indicative
June
Scouting ahead
Emmanuelle's father, all of 88, had proposed the plan: Les Paccots, a night on the Moléson, back to Les Paccots. Knowing his creative optimism about distances, we went to scout the route.
The long grassy ridge facing the Teysachaux, the Dent de Lys, Lake Geneva far away, the Gruyère farms: magnificent, but in crushing heat. The second half, where we suffered so much, wasn't even the planned one.
August
Twelve years after Kili
On 29 August, perfect weather. Christian went off to climb the Teysachaux while Emmanuelle led the rest of the group around it, and everyone met up for the fine ridge to the summit of the Moléson.
A night in Moléson-Village, rösti at Les Moilles the next day, and two shepherdesses giving an impromptu accordion and saxophone concert. People met at the foot of Kilimanjaro, other languages, other paths, and still the wish to get together.
