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A quick climb of Bützi and ascent to the ridge (skipping Stockflue) and then down to Goldau. The descent from Bützi was delicate, in contrast to the ascent which was steep, but essentially just walking. The first section of the descent was on a steep rock secured with steel cables. There were plenty of good...

I had planned to try Mutteristock for this week. The normal path (R.155) is a classic T3, with varied landscape including fields, forests, scree and rock fields. However, I wanted to try one of the alternative paths (R.156[-/a/b/c]) from the West side. The problem is, most of these paths are described very briefly in the SAC...

Photos This was a vaguely planned walk towards Grischsattel. Possible options included Mittaghorn (aka Mittetaghorn), Piz Grisch (aka Laaxer Stockli) and Ofen, with two possible routes to Piz Grisch, either from the west or via Grischsattel. We were also unsure of whether to cross to Grisons or go back to Elm. The difficulty...

I decided to do a quick run around the Garichti reservoir. The access was not difficult, but I decided to get a Mobility car from Glarus to Mettmen for better flexibility. I started off on the west side, with a view to perhaps following the ridge of Matzlen, but in the end I followed the T2 path that's a bit lower. This is not...