Piz Badus

Northern flank of Piz Badu seen from Pazolastock from.

The Six Madun or Piz Badu is a mountain in the Gotthard massif. Over its peak at 2'928 m above sea level. M. leads the cantonal border between Graubünden and Uri. He is regarded as the local mountain community Sedrun. Due to its geographical position, it is, despite its height mäßgen an excellent vantage point with distant views several large massifs of the Swiss Alps.

Location

The mountain lies on the watershed between the Anterior Rhine and the River Reuss. Westward the Six Madun over 1000 meters falls steeply to Unteralp Valley with Unteralpreuss from. At its northeastern slope is Toma, who is regarded as the official source of the Rhine. Northern and eastern flanks are drained by the Rein da Tuma, south of it is Maighels includes most of the Rein da -carrying Val Maighels to.

According to the southeast upstream Piz Tagliola ( 2'708 m above sea level. M. ) the mountain falls M. Lolenpass ( pass Tagliola, 2'399 m above sea level. Starting, the south of the Black Mountain ( Piz Nair, 2'764 m above sea level. M. ) flanked. to the north of Six Madun enters the Älpetligrat, forms its highest peak Piz Tuma ( 2,784 m above sea level. M. ). Attached to it is the Rossbodenstock close ( 2'836 m above sea level. M. ) and the Pazolastock ( Piz Nurschalas, 2'740 m above sea level. M. ) before the ridge drops the Oberalp Pass.

Name

The name Badu is from the Romansh and means are wrong. Six Madun includes frankoprovenzalische Six word for mountain, which is more common in the Valais.

First ascent

The first ascent was made in August of the year in 1785 by the two Padres Placidus a Spescha and Fintan Birchler, of which only Placidus but climbed to the summit. The monk Placidus a Spescha was an active mountaineer, who had made ​​many first ascents in the Surselva.

Routes

• From the Badushütte about the Toma and the northwest ridge to the summit, T4, at the top a little rock climbing (I)
• From the Oberalp Pass on Pazolastock, Parlet and Rossbodenstock to Badu's Summit, L, points I-II, in places pathless
• From the Maighelshütte about Plauncas, Pt. 2676, Pt. 2807 ask for northwest ridge and then the summit, T5, points I, pathless, lodge manager!

Panorama

View from Badu towards Unteralptal and Andermatt

Summit cross of Badu with panoramic