Piz Vadret
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 Piz Vadret and Piz Vadret Pitschen above the Val Funtauna from the west, seen from Piz Forun |
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| height | 3229 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Notch height | 649 m ↓ Sella da Ravais-ch | |
| Coordinates | 793 057 / 173 752 | |
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The Piz Vadret is a 3229 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Albula Alps in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . About 200 meters south of the summit is the 3218 m above sea level. M. high Piz Vadret Pitschen .
Location and surroundings
The Piz Vadret rises northeast of the town of Brail in the Engadin above the Val Punt Ota side valley . To the north of the mountain lies the Grialetsch glacier and the Val Grialetsch , in a north-easterly direction lies the Piz Grialetsch , which is separated from the Piz Vadret by the Fuorcla Vallorgia .
Appearance
Piz Vadret, with its steep walls and sharp, jagged ridges, appears exceptionally rugged and forbidding. In particular, the east ridge, over half a kilometer long, sloping almost vertically on both sides and reinforced with many rock towers, leaves a lasting impression on the viewer.
Routes to the summit
All routes on this mountain require good climbing knowledge and mountain experience. Probably the easiest route leads through the so-called Südostkamin, a steep incision in the east ridge that ends just below the summit (at least WS +, II ). From the starting point Brail it goes through the Val Punt Ota to the small glacier southeast of the mountain. With the appropriate equipment, this glacier is crossed to the foot of the southeast chimney (alternatively, you can start at the Grialetschhütte and reach this point via Fuorcla Vallorgia and the saddle between Piz Vadret and Piz Vadret Pitschen). Then you climb in the second degree of difficulty through this mostly very crumbly incision up to a steep step. This can either be climbed through (III) or on the left side, very steep and exposed, but easier to bypass. The last stretch to the summit is then always easy. Further routes lead in partly difficult or very difficult climbing over the northwest ridge (ZS, III) or the east ridge, which is also (somewhat exaggerated) called the 12-hour ridge (S, V-).