A guidebook to 3 trekking routes and 12 day walks in the Silvretta and Rätikon Alps. Exploring the border regions of Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein, the routes are suitable for trekkers with some Alpine experience.
The hut-to-hut day walks range from 3 to 11km (2–7 miles) in length and can be enjoyed in 2–5 hours. The treks range from 5 to 7 days and include the Tour of the Silvretta (90km, 56 miles), the Prättigauer Höhenweg (59km, 37 miles) and the Rätikon Höhenweg (65km, 40 miles).
- Sketch mapping is included
- Detailed information on mountain huts and transport
- Advice on planning and preparation
- Easy access from Klosters
- Highlights include Piz Buin
Spis treści
Introduction
The Silvretta and Rätikon Alps
Trek Outlines
When to Go
Getting There
Accommodation
Notes for Walkers
Clothing and Equipment
Recommended Maps
Safety in the Mountains
Wildlife and Alpine Flowers
Using the Guide
Information at a Glance
The Treks
Trek 1: A Tour of the Silvretta Alps
Prelude: Klosters Platz to Berghaus Vereina
Stage 1: Berghaus Vereina to Lavin
Stage 2: Lavin to Chamanna Tuoi
Stage 3: Chamanna Tuoi to the Jamtal Hut
Stage 4: Jamtal Hut to the Wiesbadener Hut
Stage 4a: Jamtal Hut to the Bielerhöhe
Stage 5: Wiesbadener Hut (or Bielerhöhe) to the Tübinger Hut
Stage 6: Tübinger Hut to Klosters Platz
Stage 6a: Tübinger Hut to Schlappin
Stage 6b: Schlappin to Klosters Dorf
Trek 2: The Prättigauer Höhenweg
Stage 1: Klosters Platz to Schlappin
Stage 2: Schlappin to St Antönien
Stage 3: St Antönien to the Carschina Hut
Stage 4: Carschina Hut to the Schesaplana Hut
Stage 5: Carschina Hut to Seewis
Trek 3: The Rätikon Höhenweg
Stage 1: St Antönien to the Carschina Hut
Stage 2: Carschina Hut to the Schesaplana Hut
Stage 3: Schesaplana Hut to Nenzinger Himmel
Stage 4: Nenzinger Himmel to the Douglass Hut
Stage 5: Douglass Hut to the Lindauer Hut
Stage 6: Lindauer Hut to the Tilisuna Hut
Stage 7: Tilisuna Hut to St Antönien
Hut to Hut
Route 1: Wiesbadener Hut – Rote Furka – Silvretta Hut
Route 2: Wiesbadener Hut – Litzner Sattel – Saarbrucker Hut
Route 3: Saarbrucker Hut – Schweizerlücke – Plattenjoch – Seetal Hut
Route 4: Schlappin – Schlappiner Joch – Gargellen
Route 5: St Antönien – Tilisunafürggli – Tilisuna Hut
Route 6: Tilisuna Hut – Plasseggenpass – Sarotla Joch – Gargellen
Route 7: Tilisuna Hut – Tilisunafürggli – Carschina Hut
Route 8: Carschina Hut – Drusator – Lindauer Hut
Route 9: Douglass Hut – Lünerkrinne – Heinrich-Hueter Hut
Route 10: Douglass Hut – Cavelljoch – Schesaplana Hut
Route 11: Douglass Hut – Totalp Hut
Route 12 Totalp Hut – Gamsluggen – Schesaplana Hut
The Huts
Appendix A Useful Contacts
Appendix B Language Notes and lossary
Appendix C Further Reading
Index
O autorze
A lifelong passion for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, drove Kev's desire to share his sense of wonder and delight in the natural world through his writing, guiding, photography and lecturing. Spending several months every year in various high-mountain regions researching guidebooks made him The Man with the World's Best Job.
Kev enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Cicerone from the 1970s, producing 50 books, including guides to five major trekking regions of Nepal and to numerous routes in the European Alps and Pyrenees, as well as walking guides for Kent, Sussex and the Cotswolds. 'A Walk in the Clouds' is a collection of autobiographical short stories recording 50 years of mountain travel and adventures. He was also the contributing editor of the collaborative guide 'Trekking in the Himalaya' and Cicerone's celebratory anniversary compilation 'Fifty Years of Adventure'.
A frequent contributor to outdoor magazines, Kev also wrote and illustrated brochures for national tourist authorities and travel companies. When not away in the mountains, Kev lived with his wife in a small cottage among what he called 'the Kentish Alps', with unrestricted walking country on the doorstep. But he also travelled throughout Britain during the winter months to share his love of the places he wrote about through a series of lectures.
Sadly, Kev passed away in 2021. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him and by many more he inspired through his writing and talks.