Following the footsteps of Alpin_Rise: Lütispitz – Stöllen – Schafwisspitz - Schwarzchopf

After reading Alpin_Rise’s report Ueberschreitung des westlichen Alpsteins, I realized that the peaks between Lütispitz and Stoss where still missing on my list of visited peaks in that area. So I decided to inspect the core of Alpin_Rise’s tour and maybe at a later point do the “whole shebang” too.

I started in Alt St. Johann and walked up to Gräppelensee via Scharten. From there I took the “Direttissima” up to Lütispitz (south flank, T4). The following ridges and peaks are a joyful hike all in the T4/T5 area. Alpin_Rise actually describes in very nicely in his report: For more details see 3. Etappe: Lütispitz - Stoss (2111m) in his report.

There’s not too much I can add:

• I didn’t find any “Gipfelbuch” on Stöllen either, according to the SAC guide there is or maybe used to be one there. 
• I wonder why Schafwisspitz is not listed on the Swiss maps. Not only is it the highest peak around there (0.3 meters higher than Lütispitz :-), but also the one with the biggest and nicest cross.
• Crossing from Schafwisspitz to Schwarzchopf is the most difficult part of the tour! After reading Alpin_Rise’s description I decided not to follow the ridge but go down the southwest flank instead. However, soon it got scarily steep and I kind of felt better going up to the ridge again. As soon as the first pine trees come up on the right (after a little saddle), it is actually relatively easy to go down to a lower, not so steep grass band (T5+, certainly not recommended when it's wet) and from there it is quite easy to find your way over and up to Schwarzchopf. Going down the southeast ridge to the notch north of point 1843 is described as “Route eher nach dem Geschmack der Gämse als der Bergwanderer” in the SAC guide. Well, I must be a Gäms then, because I liked it…

From the notch north of P. 1843, I glided down on rubble to Schrenit and then followed the red/white marked route to Alpli and Unterwasser.


Alt St. Johann – Scharten – Risi – Gupf – Schwarzchopf (1798m) – Lütispitz – Oberwis – Stöllen – Schafwisspitz – Schwarzchopf (1949m) – Schrenit – Alpli – Unterwasser