08:15 a.m. Ebenalp railway
Crossing Altenalp Towers and Reitergrat | Säntis
A unique pre-alpine tour, easy and exposed pleasure climbing in breathtaking surroundings.
Technics
Endurance
The crossing of the Altenalptürm has become more popular again in recent years. The climbing and scrambling sections are a pleasure, the ridge is awe-inspiring and gets the pulse racing for a short time. A varied crossing, not too long, but nevertheless extremely rewarding! This tour is ideal as preparation for upcoming alpine tours or as an introduction to alpine scrambling in mountain boots.
Procedure and meeting place
We meet at 08:15 at the Ebenalp cable car in Wasserauen and take the cable car up.
We climb over the Schäfler to the start of the crossing.
The traverse is not the longest, but it is a really great one. It leads over the three summits and the Reitergrat ridge in particular is really exposed and fun. The difficulty is never high, but we are in alpine terrain and there are a few abseils. Here you can practise abseiling again yourself or the mountain guide will let you down on the rope.
The descent is via a leisurely path back to the Ebenalp cable car. Finish at approx. 15:00.
Requirements
- Sure-footedness in rough terrain
- First experience of scrambling with mountain boots.
- No fear of heights.
- Stamina for 800 metres.
Price and services
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- Rope team with 2 guests per mountain guide.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
Material and equipment
- For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
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.
Impressions: Crossing the Altenalp Towers
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