Mountain tour | Crossing from Calanda

• Procedure and meeting place

  • Meeting place

    08:40 Landquart railway station

    08:40 Landquart railway station, on the Fashion Outlet side, at the roundabout. From there, continue together to Vazer Alp.

  • Access

    500 Hm

    1.5h

    From the Vazer Alp we climb along the hiking trail and then over pathless terrain to Berger Calanda, from where our crossing starts.

  • Overrun

    T5+ / III / WS+

    3h

    The traverse goes over several towers. Each of these is an easy climb (2nd to maximum 3rd degree). We also reach a tower with a summit register from 1947 😉 We abseil down from the Napoleon tower. Here you will be lowered by the mountain guide.

  • Descent

    1000 Hm

    2h

    The descent from the summit follows a normal hiking trail. We pass the Calanda hut, where we drink a toast to our tour together.

• Requirements

  • You have first experience on high tours.
  • You can move well in pathless terrain.
  • 2nd degree climbing sections.
  • Stamina for alpine tours with around 1000 metres ascent and descent at a normal pace (~300m/h).

• Price and services

  • CHF 490.-
  • Rope team with 2 guests per mountain guide.
  • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.

• Material and equipment

  • We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
  • For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.

That's what our guests say:

Impressions: Crossing Calanda