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Ringelspitz: on the highest summit of the canton of St. Gallen

Switzerland - Europe

Ringelspitz - Ringelspitz
16.09 - 17.09.2023
The highest peak in the canton of St. Gallen lures us high over the Tamina valley into the Ringelspitz hut. The tour surprises with rewarding climbing sites and huge views.
An ascent of the Ringelspitz is extremely varied and offers everything that characterizes a beautiful alpine hike: lonely, intact nature, easy climbing and unforgettable views. As the highest mountain in the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona, it also offers us an instructive insight into the history of the earth.

Your advantages at a glance:

- Climbing the highest mountain in the canton of St. Gallen
- varied high-altitude tour in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona
- Overnight in a cozy, rustic SAC hut
- We know this mountain excellently, it is right on our doorstep!

This tour can be booked as a private tour on any date!

Guide

Thomas Villars
Certified Mountain Guide IFMGA and Snow Sports Instructor with Federal Certificate of higher vocational Education und Training

Price

CHF 1188.-   (per person / 1 Participants)
CHF 599.-   (per person / 2 Participants)

Including guide fare and guide fees.
Not included are accommodation and half-board, any rental material and transport costs.

Requirements

Requirements Physical condition on foot
Very good physical condition  
Mountain and high alpine touring scale
AD assez difficile
Climbing Scale UIAA / French Scale
UIAA III

Experience in mountaineering, climbing experience in the 2./3. Level of difficulty in the ascent, sure-footedness

Program

The Ringelspitz is the highest mountain in the canton of St. Gallen. Thanks to its completely free position and the great distance from other, higher peaks, it offers an almost unbeatable view from the Wetterstein and the Ötztal mountains to the Valais Weisshorn and the Berner Schneegipfeln, from the Adamello in the south to the dark heights of the Black Forest.

Scheduled tour program

Saturday: Meeting point at 2.00 pm at Reichenau train station. Travel by bus of the mountain sports school on to the Kunkelspass, 1357 m. From here we walk to the Grossalp, 1833 m, and continue to the Ringelspitz hut, 2000 m. Our room, shared dinner and tour briefing. 650 meters in altitude, ascent time approx. 2 hours

Sunday: Climb over Berghüttli and Sandboden to the foot of the Ringelspitz, which we climb over the Mittelgrätli and the airy summit tower in easy climbing. From the Ringelspitz, 3248 m, we descend after a short descent on the Tschepband in the west flank direction Crap Mats to the hut and back to Grossalp and Tamins. Course and return home. 1250 vertical meters, ascent time approx. 5 hours, total walking time approx. 10 hours

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