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East Flank (Normal route) Steinhüshoren / Steinhüshorn 3119 m

  • Difficulty
    F
  • Ascent
    3–4 h, 800 m
  • Descent
    1:30–2 h, 800 m

The wild and heavily glaciated Trift basin was one of the loneliest areas of the Swiss Alps until just a few years ago. Since the KWO-Werksbahn cable car has been made available for public use, and the imposing Triftbrücke suspension bridge has been presented in the media, mountain tours around the Trifthütte have become popular. Most climbs are over glaciers and relatively easy to tackle. Nevertheless, the heavily rugged Trift glacier demands a healthy amount of alpine experience and a good sense for optimal route finding. A highly recommended glacier tour leads to the Steinhüshorn. There, as a reward, an imposing view into the Haslital awaits you!

Route description

Descent from the Trifthut
From the Trifthütte (2520 m) descend along the hut trail until it makes a marked bend right towards the valley at about 2410
Hut path to the glacier
Turn southwards into a small floodplain, and enter onto the glacier behind a small knoll around 2400 m.
Obere Triftgletscher - Steinhüshoren
Cross the glacier westwards, initially contouring ca. 2400 m, and reach the indistinct summit (right of the exuberant Chilchlistock) via the not-too crevassed slopes of the Obere Triftgletscher. The descent is on the ascent route.
Variant: Along the south-east ridge
Keep to the left (south) of the large rocky island at 2600 m and walk under the southeast ridge to the summit.
Descent
Follow the route of ascent or over the northwest ridge to the Furtwangsattel or the Sacklimi to the Windegghütte.

Additional information

Departure and arrival point
Waypoints

Sacklimi (2660 m)

Dieser Sattel wird überschritten, wenn man auf dem Abstieg via Trifttellti zur Windegghütte gelangen möchte.

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