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Alpstein marathon

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  • Summit panorama Hundstein
    Summit panorama Hundstein
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    Distance 4.3 km
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    677 m
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    Longest climbing route of the Alpstein with 21 pitches and some challenges. According to the first climbers, an actual marathon demanding endurance and fitness. In the most impressive surroundings of the Alpstein with the Fählensee deeply squeezed in the valley bottom between 600m high rock walls, the route ascends north of the lake in the fall line towards the Hundstein summit. Worthy seasonal goal after an intensive preparation phase in the climbing gym and then some climbing routes on rock.

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    Difficulty
    6b+ difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Landscape
    Risk potential
    Highest point
    Hundstein, 2,157 m
    Lowest point
    Bollenwees, 1,453 m
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    Cardinal direction
    NESW
    Approach
    50 m, 0:20 h
    Wall height
    700 m
    Climbing length
    700 m, 6:50 h
    Descent
    700 m, 1:00 h
    Belay stations
    with anchor point for abseiling, with bolts
    Protection
    with bolts
    Rope length
    2 x 60 m
    Number of quickdraws
    15
    First ascent
    Christoph Angst, Thomas Wälti, October 30, 2006

    Track types

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    Safety information

    By far the longest climb of the Alpstein, after thunderstorms there is risk of falling rocks in the lower part, time requirement 8-9 hours.

    Roadbook

    Route description to the start: about 20-25 minutes from Bollenwees along the Fählensee, ascend into the first deep gorge towards Fählenalp, at a distinctive chimney series

     

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    Hundstein
    Berggasthaus Bollenwees
    Fählensee

    Directions

    By public transport to Brülisau

     

    Parking

    Parking possibility outside Brülisau at the end of the road. Parking cost 2.-CHF per day.

    Coordinates

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    2'750'340E 1'235'476N
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    47.253070, 9.424900
    DMS
    47°15'11.1"N 9°25'29.6"E
    UTM
    32T 532150 5233375
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    Book recommendation by the author

    Werner Küng, Climbing guide Alpstein - Säntis / Kreuzberge / Hundstein / Altmann, Climbing, SAC Publishing House, 2011

    Author’s map recommendations

    National map 1:25,000 - Säntis 1115

    Equipment

    Climbing equipment with 10-12 quickdraws, 60m half rope, nuts, possibly medium cams, slings.

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    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    6b+ difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    4.3 km
    Duration
    10:00 h
    Ascent
    677 m
    Descent
    673 m
    Highest point
    2,157 m
    Lowest point
    1,453 m
    Flora Insider tip Scenic Wall Slab Abseil Descending on foot

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