Mürtschenstock

Seen Mürtschenstock behind Fronalpstock on Netstal, from the west

Seen Mürtschenstock Rüschlikon of Lake Zurich

View from Pfannenstielbdep2

The Mürtschenstock is a 2'441 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland, which has a very distinctive from Lake Zurich area produces mainly.

Location

The Mürtschenstock rises south of Lake Walen in the municipality of fruit Alden. The elongated in north-south direction massif is dominated on all sides by steep cliffs. The main peaks are called from south to north Ruchen, Fulen and floor and are 2441 m, 2410 m and 2390 m high.

Geology

The massif consists of limestone, the southern part is built up around the Ruchen entirely of Quintnerkalk, the central and northern part, however, is in the upper range of Öhrlikalk, marl also be found here.

The rock here is extremely fragile, and also in the name of the mountain is expressed: Mürtschen derives " rotten " by from, Ruchen is attributed to " Rüchi " ( scree ) and for Fulen is "lazy" suspected as the origin.

Ways

The easiest means of Fulen summit is reached. The normal route leads over the rocky eastern flank of difficulty T5 to the summit. Also on the Ruchen leads the lightest rise over the east, however, because of the brittleness of the rock in this area is now the south ridge (T6 ) as normal route. The summit of the floor can only be reached by climbing from the difficulty ZS. All three peak points are fitted with a summit register. The excess of the pole from the south to the north is a popular climb in Class IV ( UIAA ). The circumnavigation of the massif (T3 ) is popular with hikers.

Mürtschenloch

In the north ridge of Mürtschenstocks is a rock window Mürtschenloch or Stocklock is called. The ray of shining sun shines through the hole in the beginning of November and February, the Church of mill horn, the end of November and January, the village fruit Alden GL. According to legend, the hole is supposed to be caused by a dragon that crashed into the mountain.