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We took the normal route from the SAC hut to the ridge (Egghornlücke). At a leisurely pace, an easy 90' to get to the glacier. Glacier hike: It took us 90' climb to the S flank of Silvretta. There was not much snow, apart from near the end, so the glacier walking was easy. The ice axe was not used. S Flank (T4+) Getting to...

The weather had been consistently bad, and this was the first couple of sunny days. I decided to try out Wageten! The first part of the hike is relatively steep on a good trail. When you reach the end of the cableway, it flattens and widens until you reach the alpine trail. There it is steeply through the grassy flank on good...

A nice T4 with SAC Kamor, as a replacement tour for Speer. After a flat walk, we enter a steep forest and climb the first hill. We then descend steeply into meadows. Then the final ascent begins. There are two ladders, each around 5m high, with densely placed steps. The first one leads to a rocky traverse, with wide footholds,...

SAC Toggenburg was arranging a similar 2-day tour on the 23rd, but I could not join, so I though to do this in one day, since the weather was good. I decided to cross the whole mountain plain of Flumseberg. To me it seemed doable: about 1500m of climb and 20km of distance, so somewhat less than marathon in total effort. I took...