Guggernellgrat

Guggernellgrat with Sandhubel (far left) and Guggernell ( top right)

The Guggernellgrat with 2'810 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Strelakette in the Plessur Alps in the canton of Grisons / Switzerland. It extends to the ridge between Spitzig Gretli ( 2'788 m above sea level. M. ) and ( the summit ) Guggernell ( 2'744 m above sea level. M. ). Adjacent surveys are the Sandhubel ( 2'763, 9 m above sea level. M. ) in the northeast and the Tgapeala Cotschna ( 2'712 m above sea level. M. ) in the southwest.

Location and description

The Guggernellgrat located between the Welschtobel / Alp Ramoz at Arosa and the Landwassertal. It is located on the territory of the municipalities Alvaneu, Arosa, Schmitten and meadows (now Davos ). The ridge is geologically counted in the Silvretta blanket here - superimposed on the Arosa Dolomites Blanket - partly in crystalline form, partly as sediments.

The Guggernellgrat breaks off towards the northwest, in steep, indented by pillars and channels walls, which are particularly hard climbs due to unreliable rock. Against the southeast branch four major ridges from, from point 2788 the Spitzig Gretli, from point 2795 the Tiaungrat and from point 2810 and point 2744 per an unnamed ridge All these ridges close debris trays on ( Häfeli, Bliberg and Schaftobel ), from the scree slopes to certain places extend to the ridge height. The highest point of the ridge itself ( 2810 ) is a distinctive pyramid and a worthwhile tour destination. The easiest way it can be achieved by Schmitten forth across the southern ridge.

Routes to the summit

About the southern ridge

  • Starting point: Schmitten ( 1'301 m)
  • Route: Via Acla, Ragleuna, Zaplina
  • Difficulty: T4
  • Time: 4.5 hrs

About the southwest

  • Starting point: Tgapeala Cotschna ( 2'712 m)
  • Directions: On the west ridge to Guggernell ( 2'744 m ) and continue along the ridge
  • Difficulty: T6
  • Time: 2.5 hours, 1 hour from Guggernell
  • Special: towers are partly surmounted, partly circumvented in the south

Gratüberschreitung from northeast

  • Starting point: Spitzig Gretli ( 2'788 m)
  • Route: Via the torn and studded with towers ridge
  • Difficulty: S
  • Time: 5 hours to the summit ( 2'810 m), 5.75 hours from Sandhubel ( 2'764 m)
  • Special: time required and difficulty depend greatly on how much you stick to the ridge edge or use simpler workarounds

Winter ascent

The peaks of Guggernellgrats be winter usually not visited. From Davos Wiesen, however, a ski tour route leads through the Häfeli to Spitzig Gretli (Route 188).

Origin of the name

Guggernellgrat Guggernell and are not to be confused about the Guggernüll, the mountain of the community Medels im Rheinwald. Was named the ridge of the centuries while in Arosa and Schmitten settled Walser, who have the designation " Guggernell " from their original homeland, the Valais, brought. Therein included is the verb " Guggenheim " ( look ); So it is in this mountain to a lookout actual pinnacle. This designation for similar built viewpoints also occurs in other areas Walser ( Avers, Safien, Chur Walden, Maienfeld ) and is even in Romansh as Cucarnegl known.

Swell

  • Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon, Alpine Touring / Grison Alps, publisher of the SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0, pp. 347 ff
  • SAC Club leader, Grison Alps 1, Tamina and Plessurgebirge, publisher of the SAC, 4th edition, 1988, pp. 27 ff, 311 ff
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