SAC Winterthur
| Winterthur Section of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC Winterthur) |
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| purpose | Mountain Sports Association |
| Chair: | Andreas Ruckstuhl |
| Establishment date: | 1879 |
| Number of members: | 2954 (as of February 2020) |
| Seat : | Winterthur , ( Canton of Zurich ) |
| Website: | sac-winterthur.ch |
The SAC Winterthur is the Winterthur section of the Swiss Alpine Club and is one of the larger sections of the Swiss Alpine Club with around 2950 members (as of February 2020) .
The section was founded in 1879 and is based in Winterthur. Its best-known member was the mountaineer Marcel Rüedi .
Association publications
Since the noughties, the section has been sending various printed publications such as the tour program, the annual report and a four- to six-page bulletin two to four times a year by post. Since 2019, a 32 to 36-page booklet called "1879" has been sent out twice a year and is also available online as a PDF.
Huts
The Winterthur section operates three SAC huts and one club hut, these offer simple accommodation for alpinists, climbers, hikers and also for families with children and for mountain bikers.
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2649 m above sea level M Camona da Cavardiras
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2311 m above sea level M Camona da Punteglias
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2714 m above sea level M Kistenpasshütte (club hut)
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2501 m above sea level M Muttseehütte
Camona da Cavardiras
Camona da Punteglias
Kistenpasshütte
(club hut)
Muttseehütte
Locations of the section (  Winterthur -  Hütten) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b sac-cas.ch: SAC Winterthur , accessed on February 18, 2020
- ↑ Rüedi Marcel, 1938-1986, Bergsteiger im Winterthur Glossary.
- ↑ sac-winterthur.ch: SAC Winterthur, 1879
- ↑ sac-winterthur.ch: SAC Winterthur, Kistenpasshütte
Map with all coordinates of the section