Salbitschijen

Salbitschijen seen from the west via the Voralptal away

The Salbitschijen is north of Göscheneralptals through which the Göscheneralpsee, flows the Göschernerreuss. The summit is crowned by the famous 15 -meter-high summit Salbit needle, which with climbing in the fifth degree can be climbed.

Starting point for an ascent of Salbitschijen is located at 2,105 m altitude Salbithütte. It is associated with the westerly Voralphütte by a path which leads to a difficulty level of T4 through the southern flank of the Salbitschijen. One attraction of this route is the Opened in 2010, 90 meters long Salbitbrücke.

Climbing tours

On the mountain lead three massive ridges, West, South, and East Ridge. From the north it is by an often filled with snow couloir and subsequently to achieve through the rocks (I- II).

About the western ridge leads an often underestimated climbing route with more than 30 rope lengths up to the VII degree of difficulty, in the not do many cliques without a bivouac. First integral commission in June 1948 by Ernest and Betty Favre and Louis -Maurice Henchoz.

The south ridge is often referred to as one of the most beautiful Gratklettereien in the Alps. He goes over 16 pitches and has several locations in the upper V. Difficulty on. The first ascent managed Alfred Amstad, Otto Amstad and Guido Masetto on 16 August 1935.

The East Ridge (IV - V ) is the simplest of the three ridges. First inspection by August and Hugo Müller on 20 June 1920.

Due to the south-east wall of the upstream twin tower lead many famous granite climbing.

Many of the routes were by Hans Berger, the landlord of the Salbithütte, gently renovated with bolts.

Name

Schije called in Swiss German thin lath, fence, long board, fence post, Haglatte transferred to the mountain names accordingly, ' narrow towering rock formation '.