High tour course Engadin & Piz Palü | rock, snow and ice with a mountain guide

Learn and experience the world of mountaineering over wide glaciers and easy rocky ridges.

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Have you been wanting to get into mountaineering for a long time and learn the basics of mountaineering? You've come to the right place! The Engadin with its icons such as the Piz Palü and the Piz Bernina together with the Morteratsch glacier literally invite you to go mountaineering. We immerse ourselves in this material and learn and experience our first alpine tours! We organise the course in two stages: Rock and ice training around the Bovalhütte and then the Piz Palü practice tour from the Diavolezza mountain inn. We start in Morteratsch and devote the first two days to rock training. We continue via the two glaciers Morteratsch and Vadret Pers to the Diavolezza mountain inn. We learn about and experience the glacier world so that we are well prepared for the magnificent tour up Piz Palü on the last day. We immerse ourselves in this fascination and learn together the techniques of mountaineering and apply them. In this rock and ice course you will learn the basic skills of mountaineering.

  • Course content and possible programme

    1. Day: Rock basics
      • Getting to know each other and cosy hut ascent (~1.5h)
      • Moving and belaying in the rock
      • Materials science
    2. Day: Rock deepening on an easy application tour
      • Short rope, micro rope lengths and rope lengths on an easy application tour
      • Abseiling on high tours
      • Tour planning for the next day
    3. Day: Application tour crossing to Diavolezza via the Morteratsch Glacier and the Pers Glacier
      • Ice and firn technique with ice axe and crampons
      • Topic crevasses and behaviour on the glacier
      • Tour planning next day
    4. Day: Piz Palü application tour and descent
      • Palü summit experience
      • Repetition and consolidation of the various techniques
      • Application tour and descent back to Diavolezza, by cable car and train back to Morteratsch and from there home.

  • Venue & meeting point

    • Meeting point: Thursday, 10.18 Morteratsch railway station
    • Conclusion: Sunday, approx. 15.00 Morteratsch
    • Overnight stay: two nights in the Boval hutone night in the Diavolezza mountain inn

  • Requirements

    • No previous experience is necessary.
    • Experience in hiking and walking in pathless terrain is an advantage.
    • Condition for high altitude tours with around 1000hm ascent and descent at a comfortable pace (~300hm/h).

  • Group size

    • Takes place with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.

  • Price and services

    • CHF 1190.-
    • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
    • Including accommodation costs with half board.
    • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.

  • Material and equipment

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably directly at Jonas or via the Contact form. 

Accommodation

  • Boval hut

    A classic SAC hut, stone-built with a sun terrace and far-reaching views of the Morteratsch Glacier!

    All tours in "Boval hut"
    The Boval hut with Bianco Grat and Piz Bernina in the background

  • Diavolezza mountain inn

    Here you can enjoy a unique backdrop of the Piz Palü and Piz Bernina with the famous Biancograt - and all this at dawn as well as at dusk! Great hospitality and simply cosy and comfortable with shower and comfortable beds!

    All tours in "Diavolezza mountain inn"

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Information on endurance and technique

Here you will find an explanation of the levels of our courses and tours. If you are not sure whether the tour or course is suitable for you, then contact us!

Technics

Technique 1 - For beginners

An easy tour and suitable for beginners. The terrain is moderate.

Technique 2 - Normal tour

A "normal" tour and easily doable with some previous knowledge. Only short sections are a little steeper or more technical. This tour can be taken after a basic course.

Technique 3 - More demanding tour

A more challenging tour that requires some practice. There are some steep and technical passages. If you have a bit of experience and want to embark on an adventure, this is the right place for you!

Technique 4 - Difficult

Demanding tour that requires a good level of experience and skill. There are always longer steep and technical passages. For the experienced and adventurous!

Endurance

Stamina 1 - Cosy

Leisurely tour at a slow pace with 500 - 800 metres of altitude difference per day, ~250 - 300 hm / h.

Stamina 2 - Normal

"Normal" tour at a leisurely pace with 800 - 1000 vertical metres per day, ~300 hm / h.

Endurance 3 - Sporty

Longer tour at a normal pace with around 1200 metres in altitude per day, ~350 m / h.

Endurance 4 - Very enduring

Long tours at a normal, flowing pace from 1500 metres in altitude per day, ~350 - 400 hm / h.

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