High tour Galenstock | SE Sporn with mountain guide

The pearl on the Furka Pass: magnificent granite and perfect views! Let's experience this together!

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Summit of the Galenstock

Uri, Furka Pass

The Galenstock towers high above Andermatt and beckons with the best granite, clear mountain air and impressive views. Our destination is the elegant south-east spur - one of the most rewarding routes on this proud summit. Together we climb over the glacier to the start, before a varied climb in the third degree of difficulty awaits us. The route offers everything that makes a classic high-altitude tour: airy ridges, glaciers and firn and marvellous climbing sections in solid granite. At the summit, we are rewarded with a first-class panorama - with views far across the Uri and Valais Alps. As a day tour, the undertaking is somewhat longer, which is why a solid level of fitness and enjoyment of extended days in the mountains are important. If you fancy a real high-altitude tour with a climbing character, this is the right place for you!

  • Climbing on the Galenstock
  • View from the Galenstock
  • Firn ridge from the Galenstock

  • Procedure and meeting place

    • Meeting place

      07:30 am, Furkablick

      We will meet on the Furka Pass. We can form car pools for this.

    • Access

      600 Hm

      2 h

      We climb first along the hiking trail, then over the glacier to the foot of the SE spur.

    • SE spur and summit ridge

      600 Hm

      WS+

      3 h

      The SE spur leads over the best granite in the third degree of difficulty to the firn ridge. The climbing is varied and easy to do with mountain boots. The firn ridge leads to the summit with crampons.

    • Descent

      1300 metres altitude

      3h

      Back along the firn ridge and via the well-maintained abseil piste back to the basin of the Sidelenhütte and along the hiking trail back to the car park.

    • Conclusion

      approx. 16:00

      We finish the tour together back at the vehicles. Drive home together.

  • Requirements

    • Experience in alpine tours and climbing with mountain boots.
    • Climbing at the third level of difficulty.
    • Stamina for a day tour of around 1200 metres and 10 hours.

  • Price and services

    • CHF 545.-
    • Rope team with 2 guests per mountain guide.
    • Including professional planning and guidance with Swiss mountain guides.
    • Excluding personal travel, share of car pool.

  • Material and equipment

Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.

That's what our guests say:

Patrizia Meier

Top organisation! Fantastic and unforgettable summit experience! Gladly again!

Impressions: Galenstock SE Sporn

    Summit cross from the Galenstock
    Firn ridge from the Galenstock
    Climbing on the Galenstock
    Belaying on the Galenstock
    Last firn ridge on the Galenstock

How to get to the Galenstock with us:

  • Friday, 12 June 2026
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    Mountain guide
    Clint Christen
    CHF 545.-

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Here you will find the organisation of our tours as a guideline. If you are unsure which level suits you best, feel free to get in touch - We can help you!

Technics

Technology 1 - for beginners

Easy tours, suitable for beginners. The terrain is easy and moderate. No previous mountaineering experience is necessary.

High toursExperience in hiking and walking in pathless terrain. No previous knowledge of mountaineering necessary.

Technique 2 - Leisurely tours

Easy to slightly challenging tours with short, steeper sections that we master together and with coaching. You are ready for this level after a basic or taster course.

High toursYou know the basics of using ice axes and crampons. There are easy scrambling sections up to 1° difficulty.

Technique 3 - Medium tours

Medium-difficulty tours with short, technical sections that are easy to do with some previous experience. You have already done a few tours and feel confident with your equipment and technique.

High toursYou have practice walking with ice axe and crampons. There are scrambling sections up to the 2nd level of difficulty.

Technique 4 - First big tours

Challenging tours with longer, steeper passages that require a good level of experience and skill. We secure these sections with ropes and coach you through difficult sections. Suitable for adventure-seekers with solid basic training.

High toursYou have experience with ice axes and crampons and you can move efficiently on easy rocky terrain. There are scrambling sections up to the 3rd level of difficulty.

Technique 5 - Grand tours

Very demanding tours, with technical passages that require a good level of experience and skill. These are secured, but smooth, rapid progress is required. For experienced climbers with plenty of experience and a thirst for adventure.

High toursYou have extensive experience with ice axes and crampons. You move efficiently and safely in alpine terrain. Climbing routes up to the 4th level of difficulty.

Endurance

Endurance 1 - Easy tours

Easy tours with plenty of time to take a break and enjoy.

  • Elevation gain: approx. 500 - 800 metres per day, 
  • Pace: approx. 250 - 300 m / h.
Endurance 2 - Leisurely tours

"Normal" tour at a leisurely pace with 800 - 1000 vertical metres per day, ~300 hm / h.

Endurance 3 - Medium tours

Longer tours at a steady, fluid pace. A solid basic level of fitness is required here.

  • Elevation gain: approx. 1200 metres per day
  • Pace: approx. 350 m / h.
Endurance 4 - First big tours

Long and challenging tours at a brisk but constant pace. Ideal for active sports enthusiasts.

  • Elevation gain: up to 1500 metres per day
  • Pace: approx. 350 m / h.
Endurance 5 - Long tours

Very long tours with more than 1500 metres in altitude per day. Requires very good fitness and stamina.

  • Elevation metres: 1500 m + per day
  • Pace: approx. 400 m / h.

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