Schiberg (2044m) & Plattenberg (2081m)

Published by Grossvater

, 22 October 2019, 00h11.

Region:	World » Switzerland » Schwyz
Date of the hike:	20 October 2019
Hiking grading:	T6 - Difficult High-level Alpine hike
Climbing grading:	III (UIAA Grading System)
Waypoints:	Wägitalersee - P.921m 921 m 3021 ft. (37) Schwarzenegg 1325 m 4346 ft. (81) Bockmattlihütte 1501 m 4923 ft. (105) Schibergsattel 1960 m 6429 ft. (51) Schiberg - Nordgipfel 2043 m 6701 ft. (84) Schiberg 2044 m 6704 ft. (88) Furgge 1904 m 6245 ft. (79) Plattenberg 2081 m 6826 ft. (75) Hohfläschenmatt 1688 m 5537 ft. (58) Hohfläschenhütte 1368 m 4487 ft. (116) Aberli 1082 m 3549 ft. (87) Wägitalersee - P.931m 931 m 3054 ft. (86) Oberhof 932 m 3057 ft. (34)
Geo-Tags:	CH-GL CH-SZ Oberseegruppe
Time:	6:00
Height gain:	1325 m 4346 ft.
Height loss:	1325 m 4346 ft.
Route:	P. 920 – Fällätschen – Schwarzenegg – Schwarzenegghöchi – Bockmattlihütte – Brennaroute – Schiberg – Furgge – Plattenberg – Mürli – Hohfläschenmatt – Hohfläschen – Hohfläsch-Hütte – Aberli – P. 931 – P. 920
Access to start point:	Auto bis P. 920
Access to end point:	Auto bis P. 920
Maps:	LK 1:25.000: 1133 Linthebene, 1153 Klöntal

A great autumn hike, full of emotions. The Brenna route has been described in many reports here (see the links below). My tour essentially replicates this one:

https://www.hikr.org/tour/post109406.html

The weather was OK, moderately windy, with medium-high clouds that occasionally broke apart letting the sun through. With the rainfall of the previous days I was worried that the Brenna route might be slippery, which it was indeed, although not overly so. Concentration and care was required when scrambling over rocky passages with a wet muddy boot sole.

The route is marked, sparingly though effectively, by blue arrows and dots. Furthermore, the path has been by now trodden numerous times, and can be therefore relatively easily identified by the traces of the previous hikers.

Three passages required particular attention:

the slippery "dirty chimney", see e.g.
https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo2685112.html?post_id=132802#1
https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo1158583.html?post_id=67467
the wall, see e.g.
https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo2685117.html?post_id=132802#1
https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo1158590.html?post_id=67467
and the key passage of climbing grade III, see e.g.
https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo1857914.html?post_id=98954
https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo1158596.html?post_id=67467#1

A rope would have been very useful in the key passage, but having none with me, I used the short fixed rope which is attached there (after testing that it still holds). The scenery from the top of the Schiberg is grandiose. A cloud front coming from south-south-west breaks down into ribbons past the Alps, leaving the sunlight shine through the sky clefts. Snowy precipitation amidst sporadic sun rays can be seen on the mountains in the background of the Glärnisch and Bös Fulen. It is chill and a bit windy, but overall good weather. The Mittelland is partly under the fog, and partly under the sun.

The next etappe is the Plattenberg. The descent from the Schiberg to the Furgge, apart from being moderately slippery, does not present particular difficulties. Ascent to the Plattenberg is relatively easy, with only one "airy" (slightly exposed) passage on the grass band, see e.g.:

https://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo1158602.html?post_id=67467#1

From the Plattenberg I descended towards Mürli through a grassy coloir that cuts southwards through the south-east rocky ridge.

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