The extended Churfirsten ridge

Published by 360 Pro

, 10 January 2007, 11h28.

Region:	World » Switzerland » St.Gallen
Date of the hike:	15 October 2006
Hiking grading:	T5 - Challenging High-level Alpine hike
Climbing grading:	II (UIAA Grading System)
Waypoints:	Starkenbach 890 m 2919 ft. (103) Strichboden 1620 m 5314 ft. (64) Ochsenhütte 1677 m 5501 ft. (32) Schären 2194 m 7196 ft. (38) Nägeliberg / Nägeler 2162 m 7091 ft. (39) Gocht 1952 m 6403 ft. (53) Vorder Leistchamm 2097 m 6878 ft. (48) Mittler Leistchamm 2096 m 6875 ft. (34) Alp Looch 1535 m 5035 ft. (95) Arvenbüel 1273 m 4175 ft. (196)
Geo-Tags:	CH-SG Churfirsten
Access to start point:	Starkenbach
Access to end point:	Arvenbüel

Started in Starkenbach and walked up the marked path to Strichboden. From there to Ochsen and P. 2034, then along the east ridge up to Schären. From there all along the ridge to Nägeliberg and down to the Gocht. From the Gocht up to the Vorder Leistchamm and through a couloir in the east ridge (T5+/II) up to Mittler Leistchamm. The same way down and along the old path to P. 1911 and from there along the Toggenburger Höhenweg down to Arvenbüel.

Starkenbach - Strichboden - Ochsen - 2034 - Schäären east ridge (T5/II) - Schäären - Nägeliberg - Gocht - Vorder Leistchamm (II, along ridge from Gocht) - Mittler Leistchamm (T5+/II, through a couloir in the east ridge) - 1911 - Looch - Arvenbüel

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Nägeliberg, cross on the summit with Chrufirsten in the back

View down to Sälser Hütte and Walensee from Nägeliberg

Two boats on the Walensee as seen from Vorder Leistchamm (Steinmannli)

From Vorder Leistchamm (Steinmannli south of it) to Mittler & Hinter Leistchamm

From Mittler Leistchamm looking back to the whole tour: the extended Churfirsten ridge

The extended Churfirsten ridge

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