Grialetschhütte

Grialetschhütte ; SAC hut
location	South of Davos , at the end of the Dischma valley ; Graubünden / Switzerland ; Valley location: Davos
Mountain range	Albula Alps
Geographical location:	792 818 / 176 307 coordinates: 46 ° 42 '36.3 " N , 9 ° 57' 38.3" O ; CH1903: seven hundred ninety-two thousand eight hundred eighteen / 176 307
Altitude	2542 m above sea level M.
owner	SAC section St. Gallen
Built	1928
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	March to May, mid-June to mid-October
accommodation	0 beds, 61 camps
Winter room	20 bearings
Web link	Site of the hut
Hut directory	SAC

Lake next to the Grialetschhütte and the Grialetschhütte on the right.

The Grialetschhütte or Chamanna da Grialetsch is a mountain hut belonging to the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), Davos section, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . It is located in the Grialetsch area, south of Davos , at an altitude of 2542 m above sea level. M. , between the Davos landscape and the Lower Engadine , in a panoramic position with a view of the Dischma valley .

It offers 61 beds (winter room 20) and is managed in the summer season from mid-June to mid-October and in the winter season from March to May.

The hut is suitable as a starting point for the Kesch Trek, circular hikes and summit destinations, glacier and ski tours and has a climbing garden. It is suitable for families and is a stage on the Bündner Haute Route .

history

The Grialetschhütte was built in 1928 thanks to a donation from the textile merchant, collector and veteran member Otto Fischbacher of the St. Gallen section of the SAC.

Until October 31, 2018, the hut belonged to the St. Gallen Section. For various reasons, the decision was made to sell to the Davos section.

Origin of name

The name Grialetsch comes from the Latin word gregaricium for sheep alp , a derivation of the Latin word grex for herd .

Approaches

Signpost at the Grialetschhütte

summer

From the stop Dürrboden the transport Davos in Dischmatal ( 2007 m ), 1½ to 2 hours, B .
From the bus stop Susch, Chantsura at the Flüelapass Street ( 2176 m ), 2½ hours, B .
From the bus stop Susch, Abzw. Black horn at the Flüelapass Street ( 2263 m ), 3 hours, B .

winter

The Flüelapassstrasse is closed in winter. There is a Flüela Shuttle that runs from Tschuggen to the Flüela Pass.

From the stop Teufi the transport companies Davos in Dischmatal ( 1700 m ), 4½ hours, L .

From the Tschuggen post bus stop on Flüelapassstrasse ( 1938 m ), 5½ hours, WS + .

From Susch ( 1426 m ), 5½ hours, WS- .

Transitions

Fuorcla Vallorgia ( 2967 m ) - Alp Funtauna - Brail ( 1636 m ), 6 hours, L .
Fuorcla Vallorgia ( 2967 m ) - Kesch hut ( 2625 m ), 6 hours, L .
Fuorcla Radönt ( 2788 m ) - Flüelapass ( 2383 m ), 3½ hours, B .
Scalettapass ( 2606 m ) - Kesch hut ( 2625 m ), 5½ hours, B .
Scalettapass ( 2606 m ) - Sertigpass ( 2739 m ), 6 hours, B .

Summit goals

summer

Piz Grialetsch ( 3131 m ), 2 hours, L .
Scalettahorn ( 3068 m ), 2 hours, L .
Piz Sarsura ( 3178 m ), 3 hours, L or 2½ hours, WS .
Piz Vadret ( 3229 m ), 2½ hours, L
Radüner Rothorn ( 3022 m ), 1½ hours, L
Flüela Schwarzhorn ( 3146 m ), 2¾ hours, EB .

winter

Piz Grialetsch ( 3131 m ), 2½ hours, WS + .
Scalettahorn ( 3068 m ), 2 hours, L .
Piz Sarsura ( 3178 m ), 2½ to 3 hours, WS .
Piz Vadret ( 3229 m ), 3½ hours, ZS .
Radüner Rothorn ( 3022 m ), 2 hours, ZS- .
Flüela Schwarzhorn ( 3146 m ), 3 hours, WS + .

panorama

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360 ° panorama from the Grialetschhütte

literature

Manfred Hunziker: Club Guide, Bündner Alpen, Volume VI (From Septimer to Flüela). 3. Edition. Verlag des SAC, 2000, ISBN 3-85902-187-7 .
Vital Eggenberger: Ski tours Graubünden South. Verlag des SAC, 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-301-7 .
National map of Switzerland, sheet 1217 Scalettapass, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2011 edition.

Web links

Commons : Grialetschhütte - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Rebuilding projects Sylvetta and Grialetschhütte ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , sac-stgallen.ch, (PDF), accessed on February 10, 2011@1@ 2

↑ Illustration of the foundation board on the front view of the Grialetschhütte.

↑ SAC Davos: Mungga whistle. SAC Davos, December 1, 2018, accessed on May 10, 2019 .

↑ Andrea Schorta: How the mountain got its name . Small Rhaetian name book with two and a half thousand geographical names of Graubünden. Terra Grischuna Verlag, Chur and Bottmingen / Basel 1988, ISBN 3-7298-1047-2 , p. 93 .

[sac-1] Rebuilding projects Sylvetta and Grialetschhütte ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , sac-stgallen.ch, (PDF), accessed on February 10, 2011@1@ 2

[2] Illustration of the foundation board on the front view of the Grialetschhütte.

[3] SAC Davos: Mungga whistle. SAC Davos, December 1, 2018, accessed on May 10, 2019 .

[4] Andrea Schorta: How the mountain got its name . Small Rhaetian name book with two and a half thousand geographical names of Graubünden. Terra Grischuna Verlag, Chur and Bottmingen / Basel 1988, ISBN 3-7298-1047-2 , p. 93 .